Former NFL star running back Doug Martin has reportedly died while in police custody in California.

He was 36.

What we know:

Martin's family announced via a statement that he died on Saturday, October 18.

Hours prior to the family's announcement, the Oakland Police Department had launched an in-custody death investigation at a home in the 11000 block of Ettrick Street.

According to Oakland PD, that home was at the center of two separate emergency calls: an alleged break-in and a medical emergency. When police arrived at the scene, they found a person inside the home and officers in Oakland placed them in custody.

During the process of detaining the said person, Oakland PD said a "brief struggle ensued," but that person was eventually placed in custody. While in custody, the afore

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