FORT SMITH -- Arkansas State Police are investigating the death of a 41-year-old man who became unresponsive while in the custody of Fort Smith Police Department officers after an auto crash Wednesday.

Both State Police and the Fort Smith police issued press releases on the matter Thursday afternoon.

"I have asked the Arkansas State Police to conduct a thorough and impartial investigation, and we will fully cooperate with their efforts," said Fort Smith Chief of Police Danny Baker.

Christopher Cody Burns of Fort Smith died while in Fort Smith police custody and the State Police Criminal Investigation Division has initiated an investigation, the state agency said in a media release.

Burns was identified in the Arkansas State Police press release, but not in the Fort Smith Police Departm

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