Man Dies in Hayward Police Custody

Incident outside McDonald's leads to arrest, then death.

A man who caused a disturbance outside a McDonald's in Hayward on Monday night later died in police custody, according to reports.

The man, 33, has not been identified by name, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

He was causing a disturbance in front of the McDonald's at 23989 Watkins Street in Hayward at 10:55 p.m. Monday, the newspaper reported.

He had an outstanding warrant and was taken into custody, then "experienced a medical emergency" while in jail, police said.

He died at St. Rose Hospital a short time later, the newspaper reported.

No cause of death is immediately known, but "no Tasers or other weapons were used to subdue the man," the newspaper reported.

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