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Name withheld by police

United States · Aged 35 · Died 08/17/2000
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An unidentified man involved in a citizens' arrest died after being turned over to police. According to police, the man was seen stealing CDs and a CD player from a car in the 2600 block of Salena Street shortly after 3 p.m. The car's owner and others chased the man to the 2600 block of Indiana Avenue and held him for a few minutes while waiting for police to arrive. After officers put him in a cruiser, police said, the man began kicking and went into convulsions. He died at a hospital. The man, who appeared to be about 35, reportedly carried no identification.

Alleged responsible partySt. Louis Metropolitan Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.

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