Man dies after struggling with HPD officers during arrest

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Saturday, April 25, 2020
Man dies after struggling with police while in custody
Houston Police confronted the man who had crashed near a gas station. The man died while being treated at a hospital, authorities said.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- An encounter with police officers at a gas station ended with a struggle and a man's death early Saturday.

It happened in the 5500 block of South Shaver St. around 12:45 a.m.

Police said they found a car about 100 yards from a Pemex gas station, where there was a struggle to arrest the man in the parking lot.

The man was rushed to the hospital where he later died. It wasn't clear what exactly happened or how the man died.

ABC13 has reached out to HPD for further comment.