Md. Man, 21, Dies After Fight With Baltimore County Police

A 21-year-old Essex, Md., man who was hospitalized after a fight with Baltimore County Police has died. Suggested Reading The Ever-Growing List of Lawsuits Against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Take a Look Inside Michael Jordan’s Former Chicago-Area Mansion, Which You Can Now Airbnb For This Heart-Clutching Price Celebrities Known to the Culture As ‘BlackFamous’ Video will…

A 21-year-old Essex, Md., man who was hospitalized after a fight with Baltimore County Police has died.

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According to KTTS, police responded to 911 calls that included a man and a woman screaming around 3 a.m. Sunday. The woman told officers who arrived at the residence that her boyfriend, Tawon Boyd, was acting โ€œcrazyโ€ and noted that she believed he was under the influence of alcohol and drugs, the news station reports.

Police claim that โ€œBoyd appeared confused and paranoid, was sweating heavily,โ€ KTTS reports.

When officers attempted to talk with Boyd, he reportedly ran to the officersโ€™ cars and attempted to get inside. Officers claim that Boyd then ran to neighborsโ€™ homes and began banging on their doors.

Police claim that they attempted to calm Boyd, but he refused to obey orders. After a physical confrontation with police, Boyd was hospitalized for injuries sustained during the altercation. He died Wednesday.

An attorney for Boydโ€™s family told the Baltimore Sun that Boydโ€™s kidneys and heart failed.

The news station notes that three police officers sustained non-life-threatening injuries, and an administrative investigation is underway.

Read more at KTTS and the Baltimore Sun.

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