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Owings Mills Man Dies In Custody: Police

Police said a man went into cardiac arrest after becoming combative with officers Tuesday night in Owings Mills.

OWINGS MILLS, MD — An Owings Mills man died after being Tased by an officer, police said.

Officials said they had been called to a home at 11:18 p.m. for an injured person but when they tried to help him, his demeanor changed suddenly, and he became combative.

An officer used a Taser to subdue Gamel Antonio Brown, 30, of the unit block of Gwynnswood Road, according to police.

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Officials said Brown was taken to a hospital, where he went into cardiac arrest and died.

Police said more information would be released as the investigation progresses.

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