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Man dies with plastic bag of drugs in throat

After being arrested for driving while intoxicated Wednesday, a man died before paramedics could remove a plastic bag full of drugs from his throat. Marcus Burrell, 38, was pronounced dead at North Memorial Medical Center. the Star Tribune reports the incident happening at 2:30 a.m.
Police suspect the bag contained crack cocaine.
Homicide and internal affairs will investigate the situation, as is standard procedure, according to WCCO.

Posted by Christopher Roberts on February 17, 2008 10:23 PM |

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