Zion I rapper Zumbi died last summer.

After his death, the San Francisco Chronicle reported he had been hospitalized for COVID-19.

Shortly after, Berkeley police Lt. Melanie Turner says police responded to multiple calls alleging that a patient was involved in a physical altercation with nurses and security officers.

They said when they arrived, “officers started handcuffing the involved person and determined that he needed immediate medical assistance” but that while they tried to save his life, “unfortunately and sadly he was pronounced deceased on the scene.”