Man dies after being restrained by police at Coles supermarket in Alice Springs
The Northern Territory Police communications centre received reports at around 1.10pm Tuesday local time that a man and a security guard at the Coles were involved in an altercation, police said in a statement.
Two police officers were in the store at the time and restrained the man.
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'A short time later, the man stopped breathing and CPR was commenced,' the police statement said.
The man was taken to Alice Springs hospital by St John Ambulance and was pronounced dead just after 2.20pm.
The incident is being treated as a death in custody, and major crime section detectives were travelling to Alice Springs to continue the investigation, police said.
A crime scene was established at the shopping centre, which will remain closed for the time being.
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