A Valencia Park man died after he became involved in a struggle with several police officers Monday, homicide investigators confirmed.
The man’s mother talked with NBC 7 and said her son woke up complainingthat he was having trouble breathing.
Elena Bermudez said her 53-year-old son Robert Bermudez died this morning in the front of their home at Mariposa Place and Greycourt Avenue in Valencia Park.
Officers were called to the home at approximately 3:05 a.m. for the report of a naked Filipino male causing a disturbance inside of his house, according to Homicide Lt. Mike Holden.
Holden said several officers attempted to detain the man. A news release detailng the excerience of the officers involved included six officers.
During a struggle, the man stopped breathing, according to police news release released just before 1 p.m.
Holden said the SDPD officers attempted lifesaving measures.
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Homicide investigators were at the home for several hours collecting evidence and taking pictures and measurements.
Elena said her son awoke complaining that we has having trouble breathing and walked outside to the front of the house.
Emergency personnel tried to revive Robert and took him to the hospital but he was later declared dead, Elena told us.
