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Moore police released a report Thursday detailing the events that led up to the death of a man who was in police custody.Luis Rodriguez stopped breathing and later died at a hospital after he was taken into police custody following a domestic dispute at the Warren Theater in Moore.According to the report, police were called to the theater at about 8 p.m. on Feb. 15 on a separate matter, but were alerted to an argument between members of the Rodriguez family by a witness. Department of Wildlife Officer Chad Strang, who police said was unsure of the details of the alleged assault, made contact with Rodriguez, investigators said.Strang said he asked Rodriguez what was going on. According to the report, Luis responded that it was none of his business and they were dealing with a "family matter."Strang said Luis eventually told him that his wife, Nair Rodriguez, had struck their teenage daughter. According to police, Strang asked Luis Rodriguez for his identification, which Rodriguez refused to give him.Investigators said Luis Rodriguez tried to step around Strang, at which time Officer Ryan Minard, Officer Joseph Bradley and Sgt. Brian Clarkston approached to assist Strang.According to officers, after repeated requests, Luis Rodriguez continued to refuse to give police his identification and took on a "fighting stance." According to the report, Minard then attempted to place Luis Rodriguez into investigative detention until the incident was further investigated.According to authorities, when Minard attempted to place handcuffs on Luis Rodriguez, he pulled back and threw Minard off him. Officers said that once Luis Rodriguez became "actively aggressive" other officers stepped in.At that time, Minard and Luis Rodriguez fell to the ground, investigators said. According to the report, Luis Rodriguez continued to ignore all requests by officer to quit fighting them and stop resisting.Police said they used several compliance techniques to get Luis Rodriguez under control and handcuff him. According to the report, after Luis Rodriguez was handcuffed, officers sat him up and called a supervisor and medical personnel, who also happened to already be at the scene.Officers said paramedics then loaded Luis Rodriguez into an ambulance where they administered medical assistance to him. According to the report, it was at this time that Luis Rodriguez stopped breathing and he was then taken to Moore Medical Center where he was stabilized.Police said Luis Rodriguez was then taken for a CT scan after which he stopped breathing again and died a short time later. The scene was secured by crime scene tape and supervisors were also called to the scene, according to the report.The investigating into Luis Rodriguez's death has been taken over by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.The Rodriguez family has previously said Luis Rodriguez died in the parking lot of the Warren Theater. They also said police sprayed Rodriguez with pepper spray and then kicked him in the head.Crime footer