Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man in Hawthorn on Saturday evening (Sep. 28).
Officers attended a property on New St to reports of a man self-harming shortly before 4pm.
The man barricaded himself inside his address where he continued to injure himself.
Officers entered the address to restrain the man and he was treated by paramedics where he then became unresponsive.
Emergency services immediately administered CPR, however he was unable to be revived and declared deceased at the scene.
Homicide Squad detectives are investigate the incident with oversight from Professional Standards Command, as per standard practice when a person dies in police custody.