MEMPHIS, Tenn — According to Memphis police, on late Friday morning, a man died in police custody after he ran from officers.
Officers said they received a call around 11:00 a.m. from a property owner who told them a man was on his property near South Idlewild and Madison. The man was reportedly rummaging through boxes retrieving poisonous bait for rodents.
Officers said they got another call about a man looking through mailboxes and into cars.
MPD said they checked the area and found the man. When they approached, they said he walked away before running.
Officers were able to catch the man at Madison and Auburndale, but the man began to resist being handcuffed, police said.
Police took the man into custody and put him in a squad car before the man began to appear out of breath and exhausted from running, according to MPD.
An ambulance was called to the scene to check on the man, and he was taken to Methodist University in critical condition, police said. At the hospital, the male was pronounced dead around 1:20 p.m., according to MPD.
This man was identified as 19-year-old Courtney Ross, according to the TBI. The investigation remains active and ongoing, according to the TBI.
The officers involved will be relieved of duty pending the outcome of the investigation, Memphis police said.
