Village man dies after police scuffle

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 2002

A man from an Inupiat Eskimo village in Alaska died in police custody on Tuesday.

Albert Sheldon was involved in a scuffle with a village police officer in Ambler. The officer was responding to a domestic violence incident involving Sheldon.

Sheldon suffered injuries after hitting his head on the ground during the scuffle.

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