The Alexandria Police Department released body camera footage of an incident during which a man being taken into custody Aug. 15 died suddenly.

The man, identified as 32-year-old Allan Tucker II, of Alexandria, had been reported by neighbors for causing a disturbance, running in the hallways and banging on doors. When police arrived on the scene in the 2800 block of N. Beauregard Street, they discovered Tucker in one of the apartment complex’s hallways.

Tucker told officers he believed someone was inside his apartment unit with a gun. But when police checked the unit, they only found Tucker’s father, who was in a wheelchair, a dog and no firearms in the residence.

Police took Tucker into custody on a public intoxication charge. In the video, an officer can be heard asking him, “What did

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