Authorities are investigating the death of a 17-year-old who was in lockup at a West Side police station after a drug arrest, police said.
The teen was identified as Mark Haynie, of the 1000 block of North St. Louis Avenue, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.
Police said Haynie was arrested on narcotics charge and had been taken to a hospital and medically cleared before being put in the cell at the Harrison District headquarters, 3151 W. Harrison Ave.
He later was found unconscious and rushed to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead 5:49 a.m. Wednesday.
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