MIDDLETOWN – Police in the City of Middletown are investigating the death of a 61-year-old Middletown man following his alleged attempted robbery of a store Wednesday evening.
While the cause of death was not immediately known, police said it was potentially due to a medical emergency.
At about 7:50 p.m., the man allegedly went into Ezzie’s Corner Convenience store at 130 Wickham Avenue, told the female clerk he had a gun, but none was displayed.
She gave him money from the cash register and he took off with the 57-year-old clerk chasing after him.
When police arrived at 117 Wickham Avenue, they found the clerk holding the man on the ground in a driveway. As they separated the two, officers found the man to be unconscious and non-responsive. Officers began performing CPR and Empress EMS transported the man to Garnet Health Medical Center in the Town of Wallkill where he died. His name was not immediately made public pending notification of relatives.
The incident remains under investigation as detectives review surveillance footage and speak to witnesses.
Anyone who may have witnessed the incident or who may have relevant information is asked to contact the police at 845-343-3151.
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