DALLAS — A man died at the hospital while in police custody after being arrested on Wednesday, June 21, Dallas Police said.
The Dallas Police Department (DPD) said its officers conducted a traffic stop involving a person of interest in an ongoing murder investigation at approximately 11 a.m. on June 21. After that stop, Xzavier Franklin, 39, was taken into custody without incident on outstanding warrants, and was taken to Dallas Police Headquarters to be interviewed regarding the ongoing investigation, DPD said.
Following the interview, Franklin told officers that he was feeling ill and needed to go to the hospital, DPD said.
Dallas Fire-Rescue were notified at 3:11 p.m. and responded by 3:15 p.m., according to DPD. Franklin was transported from DPD headquarters at 3:37 p.m. to a local hospital and arrived at 4:10 p.m.
Franklin died at the hospital at 9 p.m., according to DPD. Dallas Police did not name the hospital to which Franklin was transported.
Franklin is the second person to die in DPD custody this year, the department said.
On Monday, June 26, less than a week after his arrest and "in an effort to be transparent," the Dallas Police Department released bodycam and security footage of the moments prior to Franklin's death. You can watch DPD's edited footage below:
An autopsy was also conducted on Franklin on Friday, June 23. Those results, as well as the findings of a toxicology report, are still pending.
The Dallas Police Special Investigations Unit is investigating the incident, and the Dallas County District Attorney’s office was notified and will conduct its own investigation.
The Office of Community Police Oversight was also notified, DPD said.
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