San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Division detectives are investigating the dying of a Rancho Cucamonga man who’d been taken into custody after allegedly assaulting a deputy, authorities mentioned.
Deputies went to the 10100 block of Foothill Boulevard in Rancho Cucamonga at 12:22 a.m. Tuesday to test experiences of a person attempting to open vehicles and residence doorways. Based on the Sheriff’s Division, a person later recognized as Mohd Hijaz, 32, was discovered sitting in a bush screaming unintelligible phrases as deputies arrived on scene.
Deputies supplied assist from a distance whereas calling paramedics to the positioning, the division mentioned in a information launch, however then Hijaz moved towards them and didn’t adjust to warnings to cease. As deputies used drive to restrain him, Hijaz allegedly hit an officer within the face, the division mentioned.
Hijaz suffered an unspecified “medical emergency” sooner or later — the division didn’t say exactly whether or not that occurred earlier than or after he was being restrained. After personnel from the Rancho Cucamonga Hearth Division and American Medical Response arrived, Hijaz was delivered to an area hospital the place he was pronounced useless.
The coroner’s workplace is conducting an post-mortem to find out a reason for dying. The Sheriff’s Division declined to remark additional on the investigation.
Legislation enforcement officers couldn’t say whether or not Hijaz was suspected of committing against the law earlier than allegedly assaulting a deputy. Nor would they are saying what number of deputies arrived on scene or whether or not using drive to restrain Hijaz is being scrutinized.
