The Office of the Inspector General is investigating after a man died in New Britain police custody this week.
The incident happened on Monday at about 9:45 a.m. Officers were called to a home on Columbia Street for a report of a man acting suspiciously.
Responding officers found Marcell Felix on the front porch of his home. Police said his speech and movements were erratic and may have been the result of a medical event.
Felix was handcuffed and restrained while EMS was called in. While being taken by ambulance to the hospital, he coded, according to police.
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Officers said Felix later died at the hospital. The man may have been under the influence of narcotics, police said.
The investigation remains ongoing.
