Gabriel Jesus Garza, 40, of San Diego, was identified as the man who died in police custody over the weekend following his arrest outside Star Bar in the Gaslamp Quarter.

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San Diego County sheriff’s investigators identified on Wednesday a man who died while in police custody outside a Gaslamp Quarter bar on Saturday, and named the officers who restrained him. Officers Jacob Phipps and Noah McLemore had restrained Gabriel Jesus Garza,

The man who died, according to police, was Gabriel Jesus Garza, 40, a native of San Diego. While the county medical examiner performed an autopsy on Garza, a cause of death has yet to be determined. Officials said that the investigation is ongoing.

The San Diego Police Department is investigating an East Village stabbing that left one person injured Wednesday morning.