The Oakland Police Department issued an update Monday afternoon regarding the in-custody death of Douglas Martin, a former Oakland Raider and Tampa Bay Buccaneer whom police say was involved in a residential break-in over the weekend.

According to OPD, Martin, 36, of Stockton, died after suffering a medical emergency and getting into a “brief struggle” with police while he was breaking into a home in the East Oakland hills.

Around 4:15 a.m. on Saturday, officers responded to a report of a residential break-in near the 11000 block of Ettrick Street, according to a statement from OPD . Police have not released the address of the home that Martin allegedly broke into. Public records show that one of Martin’s family members lives on the same street.

Officers were also notified of a pers

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