Fairfax County Police release body-camera footage from in-custody death
Fairfax County Police discuss release of body-camera footage
Fairfax County Police discuss the release of body-camera footage from an in-custody death in the Franconia District in November.
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (FOX 5 DC) - Fairfax County Police have released body-camera footage from an in-custody death that occurred in the Franconia District in November.
The footage is from a Nov. 10 incident where FCPD said a man in police custody had passed away while being taken to the hospital.
FOX 5 previously reported that police had responded to the 6500 block of Amherst Avenue in Springfield on Nov. 10 for a man acting disorderly and running into traffic. Temiki Murray, 44, of Lorton, was placed into handcuffs to prevent him from running back into traffic, according to police.
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An ambulance then took Murray to a nearby hospital. Police say, while the ambulance was en route, Murray suffered a medical emergency. They did not specify the nature of the emergency.
Murray was eventually pronounced dead at the hospital.
Chief Kevin Davis says they wanted to release the body-camera footage out of a desire to be completely transparent when it comes to in-custody deaths.