Four investigators have been assigned to review how Halifax police officers handled a man who developed an undisclosed medical problem while in a holding cell.

The director of Nova Scotia’s Serious Incident Response Team won’t say what happened to the man, who was arrested after officers responded to an alarm at a convenience store early Wednesday morning.

Ron MacDonald says he can only say that the 27-year-old man developed a “serious medical condition” while in custody and was taken to hospital.

Justice Minister Ross Landry says the man experienced “severe” breathing issues and other complications that required immediate medical attention, but he wouldn’t elaborate.

“I was given that information or I read that information that there were some issues around his breathing condition and required medical condition,” he says. “What that means in the big picture, I’m not sure.”

The Serious Incident Response Team was recently launched to investigate deaths, serious injuries, sexual assaults or other serious incidents involving police.

Landry says there’s no indication of inappropriate police action at this point.

“And we have no indication that there’s anything out of the ordinary here,” he says. “What we have is that we have a system in place to ensure efficiencies and transparency within the system.”

Landry said the team was brought in to make sure proper procedures were followed and it will produce a report that will be made public.