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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Dylan Lovan

Kentucky man dies in police custody, family seeks answers

Matt Jones / The Daily Independent

The death of a Kentucky man while in police custody has prompted a state police investigation, and family members are questioning why officers apparently didn't give him medical attention at the scene.

Clarence Wilkerson died while in police custody on March 2 after he was detained by Ashland police officers, Kentucky State Police said. Police were serving a warrant to Wilkerson, who is Black. Police have not yet said what the warrant was for.

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