# Cuffed Long Island suspect dies in police custody after trying to flee arrest: cops

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/cuffed-long-island-suspect-dies-in-police-custody-after-trying-to-flee-arrest-cops/
- Published: 2026-11-11T22:06:32+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T22:22:52+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/11/us-news/cuffed-long-island-suspect-dies-in-police-custody-after-trying-to-flee-arrest-cops/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Victor Santos died after being arrested in Huntington Station.
- Officers said he was unresponsive when they turned him over.
- Suffolk County police and the state Attorney General are investigating.

## Summary

Victor Santos, 62, died in hospital after police arrested him in Huntington Station on Tuesday. He had fled when officers tried to detain him over a parole warrant, and his death is being investigated by Suffolk County police and New York’s Attorney General.

Police said officers found Santos handcuffed and facedown, then discovered he was unresponsive when they turned him over. They performed CPR, administered Narcan and used a defibrillator before taking him to Huntington Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

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