Thursday, August 13, 2009

Man Dies After Being Tasered

A man who allegedly failed to obey police commands died after officers shot him with a Taser gun in Moreno Valley, authorities said today.

The man became unruly after he was confronted Sunday morning by officers from the Moreno Valley Police Department in the middle of a residential street, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, which is investigating the incident. The officers had responded to reports of a man who was banging on doors.

After the man was Tasered, he was handcuffed, then began suffering from a seizure, the department said. Officers began giving the man first aid until an ambulance arrived. He was taken to Riverside County Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

His name was not released pending notification of relatives.
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http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_S_webtaze10.15f825c.html

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