The incident is being investigated as an in-custody death.
RENTON, Wash. — An independent team is investigating after a person died in police custody at Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park in Renton on Saturday.
Officers with the Renton Police Department responded to the park around noon for a suspicious vehicle call.
Two people, a 43-year-old man and a female, left the car and got into the water to flee police.
The female was pulled from the water, and she was detained. The man slipped under the water and drowned, according to police.
The Valley Independent Investigative Team will investigate the incident, as it’s considered an in-custody death.
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