Former NFL star Doug Martin had been struggling with mental health challenges and "fled his home" while disoriented to a nearby residence the day he died after being taken into police custody, according to a statement released on behalf of his family. Martin, 36, died on Saturday after being detained by officers who had responded to a break-in at a home in Oakland, California, police said. A "brief struggle" occurred while officers were attempting to detain Martin, and he became unresponsive after being taken into custody, according to the Oakland Police Department . Responding paramedics provided aid and transported him to a local hospital, where he died, police said. Oakland police identified the man who died in police custody as Martin, a former running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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