(CNN) The death of a 22-year-old African-American man shortly after a struggle with police last week has been ruled a homicide, authorities in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana said Monday. Keeven Robinson, of Metairie, died last Thursday, following a police chase and an altercation with narcotics detectives from the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, located outside of New Orleans, according to authorities. An initial autopsy found significant traumatic injuries to the soft tissue of Robinson's neck, said Jefferson Parish Coroner Dr. Gerry Cvitanovich, who cautioned that the results from the autopsy, which was conducted Saturday, are preliminary and more tests need to be conducted. Cvitanovich said the findings are consistent with compressional asphyxia, which will likely be cause of death at the end of the process. The four detectives involved in the incident are white, said Sheriff Joseph P. Lopinto, who declined to release their names at this point.

Source: CNN May 14, 2018 21:11 UTC