A 74-year-old patient who died two days after being restrained by security guards at MedStar Washington Hospital Center suffered a broken vertebra near the base of his neck, according to sn article on The Washington Post's website.
The death is being investigated by D.C. police. The police documents do not elaborate on what type of force was used to subdue McBride or how the neck injury occurred.
The security guards are special police officers, meaning they are qualified to carry firearms and have arrest powers limited to the grounds of the hospital campus.
Hospital officials said the man left the hospital without signing out and got into a scuffle with security guards as they were trying to bring him back.
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