A theft suspect who was hospitalized after a physical altercation with loss prevention staff has died, sheriff’s officials said.

The robbery was reported at 12:04 p.m. Jan. 12 at a business in the 30200 block of Haun Road in Menifee, according to a Riverside County sheriff’s news release, which does not say which store was involved.

Several stores that would employ loss prevention staff are in the area.

Responding deputies learned that the suspect, identified as Roderick Williams, had removed items from their packaging and tried to leave the business without paying, according to the news release.

Loss prevention staff stopped the suspect in the parking lot and got into a physical altercation with him, deputies said. The staff members detained the suspect until officers arrived.

Deputies found Williams with injuries – possibly from the altercation — and he was sent to a hospital, where he became unresponsive, according to the release. Williams was admitted into the hospital.

On Sunday, Jan. 14, Williams died. The circumstances behind his death are under investigation.

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department asks that anyone with information about the case to call 951-955-2777.