Police will prepare a report for the coroner following the death of a 39-year-old man this morning.
Officers were called to reports of a man armed with a wooden pole, who appeared to be substance-affected, causing a disturbance on Morrison Street in Kilsyth about 11pm on Saturday, 2 March.
An off-duty police officer and a member of the public restrained the Kilsyth man until emergency services arrived.
Whilst with police he became suddenly unresponsive.
The members commenced CPR on the man, including treating him with a defibrillator retrieved from the nearby police station, until paramedics arrived.
He was taken to hospital however died just after 6.30am today.
Homicide Squad detectives will investigate the incident, with oversight by Professional Standards Command which is standard practice when a person dies while in police custody.
The investigation will include reviewing body-worn camera footage that captured the incident.
