San Antonio police officers said a man who was placed in “double handcuffs” Wednesday morning later died in police custody.

Officers were initially dispatched on a burglary call just after 4:45 a.m. Wednesday at an apartment complex in the 100 block of Talavera Parkway.

According to an SAPD report obtained by KSAT on Thursday, an officer saw a naked man crawling towards them on the grassy median upon arrival. The officer said the man was “covered in mud and speaking incoherently.”

In the report, the officer, citing “safety” reasons, said they placed double handcuffs on the man. While handcuffed, SAPD said the man continued to squirm and speak incoherently before providing the officer his first and last name.

A second SAPD officer then arrived at the complex to assist the first officer,

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