NJ Man Screaming For Help Dies After Being Transported To Hospital

BAYONNE, NJ — The New Jersey Attorney General's Office is investigating the death of a man that occurred Monday morning after police were called to a home in Bayonne.

Bayonne police responded to an apartment building on Broadway, near Linnet Street, around 12:18 a.m. Monday after someone called 911 to report "a lot" of screaming, said the Attorney General's Office in a press release Tuesday afternoon.

Police heard yelling from the apartment and then, according to a release, they "encountered the man who had been yelling and [police] requested medical assistance. Police restrained the male for medical personnel to transport him to Bayonne Medical Center, where he was later pronounced deceased at 8:44 a.m."

The cause and manner of death are currently under investigation.

A 2019 New Jersey law requires the Attorney General’s Office to investigate a person’s death that occurs during an encounter with a law enforcement officer.

The Attorney General's Office said that they are not releasing the man's name at this time, or further information.

Several deaths in New Jersey during a law enforcement response have raised alarms in the last few years, including, most recently, the death of Victoria Lee, 25, of Fort Lee after her family called for help. READ MORE: Fatal Police Shooting Of Fort Lee Woman In 'Crisis' Leads NJ To Announce New Rules