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Man suffers fatal medical emergency as police investigate prowler reports in south Sacramento

Death investigation underway on 51st Avenue in south Sacramento
Death investigation underway on 51st Avenue in south Sacramento 00:17

SACRAMENTO – Officers investigating reports of a prowler in south Sacramento on Tuesday said a man died after suffering a medical emergency.

The scene was along the 2500 block of 51st Avenue. The Sacramento Police Department said it received multiple calls at around 4:30 a.m. regarding a potential prowler in the area.

When officers arrived at the scene, they spoke with a man who they said began having "an apparent medical emergency." That man was taken to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

Sacramento police said the individual was not handcuffed and no force was used when they made contact with him. Detectives were looking into if the man was involved in a crash prior to speaking with the officers on 51st Avenue

It is unclear at this time if this man was suspected to be tied to those initial calls of a possible prowler. He has not yet been identified.

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