Joint Investigation Opens After Man Dies Following Detention by San Jose Police

Authorities have not released the man's identity or a cause of death.

Overview

Officers responded just after 8 a.m. to the 400 block of South Buena Vista Avenue on reports of a family disturbance and a possible drug overdose.
Police said they encountered a naked man described as acting erratically and detained him at the scene.
Minutes after being detained, the man experienced a medical emergency, prompting paramedics to perform life-saving measures.
He was transported to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, and the case is being handled as an in-custody death.
A joint criminal investigation by the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office and the San Jose Police Homicide Unit is underway, with administrative monitoring by Internal Affairs, the City Attorney's Office, and the independent police auditor.