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A man died inside Kings County Criminal Court while in police custody, NYPD sources say.

The 46-year-old man was found unconscious and unresponsive in his holding cell around 10:15 p.m. Friday.

According to police, the man suffered from a medical episode and died at the scene. A source says the man was arrested for stealing food at a Whole Foods Market in Williamsburg on Thursday.

This is the second reported death in custody at the Brooklyn courthouse this year.

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Police say the man's identity is pending family notification. The medical examiner will determine the cause of death.

The Legal Aid Society and Brooklyn Defender Services issued a statement that read in part:

“The NYPD’s drive to criminalize poverty has led to the avoidable and unnecessary incarceration and death… Instead of receiving the care he urgently needed, he languished and died in a holding cell…This is a cruel example of the consequences of the NYPD’s failures.”