A 62-year-old Huntington Station man died Tuesday after fleeing police on foot and being handcuffed during a search near a local water district facility, Suffolk County police said.
Victor Santos was pronounced dead at Huntington Hospital after officers discovered he was unresponsive and attempted to revive him, according to a police statement released Wednesday, Nov. 11.
The incident began around 1:20 p.m. Nov. 10, when Second Precinct Anti-Crime officers were conducting a patrol check at Alfred J. Walker Memorial Park at 33 West 11th St. in Huntington Station.
Police said officers approached Santos, who ran from them. The officers recognized him and subsequently determined through a records check that he was wanted on a parole warrant.
About 30 minutes later, officers continued searching for Santos near the South Huntington Water District property at 75 Fifth Avenue South. Witnesses directed them to a grassy area where he was hiding, police said.
An officer ordered Santos not to move, and officers handcuffed him while he was lying facedown, according to police. When they turned him over, they discovered he was unresponsive.
Officers immediately began CPR, administered Narcan and used an automated external defibrillator in an attempt to revive him. Santos was transported to Huntington Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the death. Police said the New York State Attorney General’s Office has been notified.
Police did not disclose a cause of death or provide additional details about the circumstances surrounding Santos becoming unresponsive.
Photo: Google Street View of Alfred J. Walker Memorial Park in Huntington Station, where police first encountered Victor Santos before he fled on foot Nov. 10, 2026. (Google Maps Street View)
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