Officials are investigating the death of a man who died at a hospital hours after a struggle with police.
HIGHLAND PARK - Authorities are investigating the death of a man who was involved in a struggle with police hours earlier.
Daniel Nagahama, 28, of Edison died at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, according to a statement from the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office.
Police found Nagahama, of Edison, lying on South Fifth Avenue in Highland Park, at around 5:15 p.m. on Thursday, the statement said. As officers attempted to revive him, he "became belligerent and struggled," officials said in the statement. He was not arrested but instead taken to the hospital, the statement said.
At around 8:30 p.m. that night, however, Nagahama was pronounced dead at the hospital, according to the statement.
The death has been reported to the state Office of the Attorney General "in accordance with use-of-force guidelines" because it involved police officers, according to the prosecutor's office.
The autopsy results were not immediately available, according to the prosecutor's office.
The investigation is continuing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Joseph Chesseri of the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office at 732-745-3115.
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