ZION IL.— A Waukegan man in police custody collapsed during booking Wednesday and died later at a nearby hospital.Lake County Coroner Dr. Richard Keller said his office does not know what killed 37-year-old Allen Victorian.Zion Il. Nov. 3 2007 Police arrested Victorian around 4:15 p.m. Wednesday following a report of shoplifting at Piggly Wiggly, 3341 Sheridan Road.Victorian was at the police station for only a few minutes when he collapsed and later died at Midwestern Regional Medical Center in Zion, Police Chief Larry Booth said.Keller’s office conducted an autopsy Thursday morning, but it didn’t yield a cause of death. He was awaiting toxicology tests late Thursday.Victorian’s family told the News-Sun they were suspicious about his abrupt death. His bother, Derrick Victorian, said Allen was healthy.“I just want some answers. I want to know what happened to him,” Derrick said.Keller said there was no sign of trauma on Victorian’s body. “It does not appear he was abused or beaten,” he said.Booth said officers had Victorian in custody for a short time. He was being held by Piggly Wiggly security personnel until officers arrived and took him to the police station.Victorian died while in an open booking area, before the booking process could begin, Booth said.Booth would not comment on the death, which is being investigated by the Lake County Major Crime Taskforce.In addition to toxicology tests, Keller’s office is also awaiting a report from an outside lab. Such tests are standard when someone dies in police custody, Keller said.
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