An investigation is underway after an alleged DUI suspect died following an "encounter" with Claremont police during a traffic stop on Friday afternoon.

Officers were called to Claremont Boulevard and Andrew Drive at around 3:15 p.m. after receiving two calls reporting a man who was "acting erratically and possibly under the influence of narcotics," according to a news release from the Claremont Police Department.

One of the callers reported seeing the suspect get into a car and drive away. However, as officers arrived, they spotted him driving and pulled him over.

"Based on the subject's behavior, officers believed he was operating a motor vehicle while under the influence," the release said. "The officers asked the subject to step out of the vehicle, at which point a use-of-force inci

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