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INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. — After biting and trying to punch an Independence Township firefighter in the face about 1:30 p.m. Saturday, an autistic man nearly died, was resuscitated and again became combative.
Firefighters responded to assist the 46-year-old autistic man after someone from the group home where he lives call 911 to say he was having trouble breathing.
“The subject was having difficulty breathing, but was in an agitated state ... While attempting to calm the individual, the subject became agitated and assaulted one of the Independence Township firefighters,” Oakland County sheriff’s deputies said in a statement. “The subject attempted to punch a firefighter and then bit him on the arm.”
Full story: Autistic man attacks Independence Township firefighters before and after nearly dying