Reservoir Melbourne: Standoff with police ends in death of man, 30, after he confronted them in an ‘erratic and aggressive’ manner
A man has died in police custody after a confrontation with officers in Melbourne.
Police arrived at a house on Boldrewood Parade in Reservoir on Saturday morning after reports of a man threatening a woman and damaging property.
The 30-year-old confronted them in an erratic and aggressive manner and refused to participate, Victoria Police said.
The area was sealed off while specialist members of the Critical Incident Response Team negotiated with him and he was eventually arrested.
A Melbourne man in his 30s suddenly became unresponsive as he was treated by paramedics following a police negotiation
The man was due to be taken to hospital for examination but suddenly became unresponsive while being treated by paramedics and died.
The homicide unit will prepare a report for the coroner and the investigation will be overseen by the police’s Professional Standards Command, which they say is standard procedure after a death in custody.
The woman in the home was not injured.