Baltimore police still do not know what caused an attempted murder suspect to die while in custody last week, but on Friday they released the names of the five officers who were involved in arresting and detaining him.
Trayvon Scott, 30, died on Feb. 14 about an hour and a half after police chased and detained him. Officers had recognized him as a suspect wanted in an attempted homicide, police say. Scott showed signs of distress while being held in a Northern police district station holding cell and was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
A spokesman for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said Thursday afternoon that an autopsy had not been completed to determine how Scott died. Police say they believe a pre-existing condition such as asthma may have contributed to his death. Scott had indicated to police that he had a medical condition, but police did not disclose what it was because of privacy concerns.
Police officials have said officers did not use any force when they detained Scott, and that he surrendered without incident after he ran into a wooded area and tried to hide under a deck in the 4700 block of York Road.
Police said Scott was recently identified as the suspect in the June 6, 2010 shooting of Marcus Davis. Davis was shot at least five times in the groin area in the 4200 block of Old York Road, police said. A warrant for Scott's arrest was issued on Feb. 11, and an officer spotted him in North Baltimore three days later.
The officers involved with Scott's arrest were 10-year veteran John Hanyok, 34; Daniel Starr, 58, a member of Baltimore police since 1997; Chad Glen, 45, who has been with the department since 2001; 15-year veteran Curtis Brown, 40; and Bryan Hake, 42, a BPD officer since 1996.
Baltimore police's Force Investigation Unit is investigating Scott's death, police said.
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