Drug Suspect Collapsed

An East Point man suspected of selling drugs collapsed and died after a foot chase with police Tuesday night, authorities said.

East Point police officers were patrolling Washington Road near I-285 about 10 p.m. Tuesday on a random sweep for drug-related activity. They spotted Michael Hall at a service station, where they believed he was selling drugs, said Pat Boyce, an East Point police spokeswoman.

Two officers chased him to the Azalea Manor housing complex. At the top of a steep slope that leads to a parking lot, a struggle ensued and Hall fell, Boyce said.

"It was a steep incline from a cliff," she said.

After the officers went down and helped him climb up, he collapsed, she said.

"He vomited too. We don't know whether he swallowed something," Boyce said.

Hall was rushed to South Fulton Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. The body was transported to the Fulton County medical examiner's office for an autopsy.