Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man in Hawthorn this evening.
Officers attended a property on New Street to reports of a man self-harming shortly before 4pm on 28 September.
The man barricaded himself inside his address where he continued to injure himself.
Officers entered the address to restrain the man and he was treated by paramedics where he then became unresponsive.
Emergency services immediately administered CPR, however he was unable to be revived and declared deceased at the scene.
Homicide Squad detectives will investigate the incident with oversight from Professional Standards Command, as per standard practice when a person dies in police custody.
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