The Maryland Office of the Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division announced Friday it is investigating an individual’s death after police released him from custody earlier this month.
Montgomery County police took the yet unnamed decedent into custody when responding to a 911 call for a person experiencing a mental health crisis the night of Dec. 15, according to a news release from the attorney general’s office. Montgomery County Emergency Medical Services transported the male to a local hospital for an emergency evaluation.
About two hours after being admitted into the hospital, he suffered an unspecified medical crisis and died on Dec. 22, investigators say.
The attorney general’s office did not specify further what the medical crisis was when contacted by The Baltimore Sun on Friday. Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact the Independent Investigations Division at (410) 576-7070 or by email at [email protected].
The Independent Investigations Division is tasked with investigating all police-involved deaths or situations involving police causing injuries that will likely lead to death.
The division typically releases the names of the decedent and the officers involved in its investigations within two business days, and body-worn camera footage within 20 business days of the death or grievous injury. However, that timeline can sometimes be extended.
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