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Man dies after being detained by Phoenix police; body temperature reached 107 degrees

Katherine Langford
Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Friday, July 31, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Man dies after being detained by Phoenix police; body temperature reached 107 degrees — ABC 7 Suncoast SWFL, Siesta Key Health news
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PHOENIX (AZFamily/Gray News) — Investigators have released the name of a man who died Tuesday afternoon after being detained by Phoenix police for allegedly breaking an apartment window.He’s been identified as 42-year-old Jesse Fred.Police said officers were called to an apartment complex near 27th and Campbell avenues around 3:50 p.m. after a caller reported a man had broken a window and was acting erratically. Shortly after getting to the complex, officers found a man matching the caller’s description and handcuffed him.Because the man had hurt himself and was incoherent, police called firefighters to check on him. Paramedics found Fred’s body temperature had reached 107 degrees and he was in severe distress. He was taken to the hospital, where he died.The Maricopa County Office of the Medical Examiner will work to determine Fred’s cause of death.Police plan to release body camera footage and more details about the incident within two weeks.This incident marks the second time in one

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