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Benjamin Nathaniel Austin
Gender : Male
Age : 58
Race : Black
Date : 11/30/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Phoenix
County : Maricopa
State : Arizona
Agency : Phoenix Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Medical emergency
Event : Died after arrest in police interrogation room
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On November 30, 2023, 58-year-old Benjamin Nathaniel Austin, a Black male, died after being left alone in an interview room at the Phoenix Police Department headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona. Austin had been arrested for questioning in connection with a previous event. After being left alone for 40 minutes, officers discovered him unresponsive and deceased. The cause of death remains unknown. Details regarding the officers involved in the arrest have not been disclosed. The specific details of the previous event that led to Benjamin Nathaniel Austin's arrest on November 30, 2023, have not been disclosed. Police later claimed to have discovered several blue pills under the seat where Austin had been, there is no official connection made between the pills and his death yet. Police did not say what the blue pills were and what his toxicology studies showed.
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The cause of death for Benjamin Austin, who died after being arrested by Phoenix police, has not been officially determined, while police only stated he "suffered a medical episode."
Last update: 11/21/2024.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugB6wEJYrtc
https://www.azfamily.com/video/2023/12/17/police-shoot-kill-stabbing-suspect-east-phoenix/
