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| Man dies in Liverpool One police detention 'incident' | |
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| An 18-year-old has died after being detained by police following an "incident" at a city shopping centre. | |
| The man, named as Mzee Mohammed by the Liverpool Echo, was seen with a knife "behaving erratically" at Liverpool One on Wednesday and was in the custody of police when he became unwell. | |
| He was taken to the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. | He was taken to the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. |
| The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating. | The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating. |
| Follow the latest updates on this story | Follow the latest updates on this story |
| A Merseyside Police statement said a man had run into a house in the Toxteth area in "a distressed state". | |
| Later, a man was seen with a knife "behaving erratically" at a number of locations in the city centre, it added. | |
| Officers located him near Liverpool One where he was detained by security staff. | |
| Police said the man was "suffering a medical episode" and was taken to hospital but was pronounced dead at about 19:55 BST. | |
| The force's professional standards department was obliged to notify the IPCC of the incident as is the case with all deaths in custody. | |
| A post-mortem examination is due to take place later. |