Glasgow Berkeley Street incident: Man, 39, who died after Glasgow ‘disturbance’ was in police custody

Police Scotland said the death is being treated as unexplained

A man who died on a Scottish street after an incident which left three people in hospital became unresponsive after being taken into police custody.

Emergency services were called to Berkeley Street, in Glasgow, around 6.45am on Friday morning following reports of a disturbance at a property.

Police say their investigation is continuing following the death of a 39-year-old man after a disturbance in Glasgow.placeholder image
Police say their investigation is continuing following the death of a 39-year-old man after a disturbance in Glasgow.

Two women aged 25 and 40 and a 27-year-old man were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The 39-year-old man was taken into police custody, though became unresponsive and was pronounced dead at the scene by the Scottish Ambulance Service. His family have been made aware.

Police Scotland said the death is being treated as unexplained and there is no wider threat to the public. Officers remain at the scene.

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