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Death By Taser
Pittsburgh Police: Man Who Officers Used Taser On During Arrest Dies
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police say the man who officers used a stun gun on to take into custody in Bloomfield has died after suffering a medical emergency. According to police, the theft suspect died Thursday morning at a local hospital.
Allegheny County Police Department is now in charge of the investigation. The Pittsburgh Citizen Police Review Board is also looking into the incident.
“The outcome here is tragic,” Executive Director of the Pittsburgh Citizen Police Review Board Beth Pittinger said.
Neighbors in the area said this all started Wednesday morning when a man, described as disheveled, took a bike that was for sale on a joy ride around the block, returned it, and started smoking a cigarette on someone’s porch.
“He wasn’t violent or anything, but he wasn’t putting his hand behind his back,” witness Ryan Cohn told KDKA. Officers said when the man didn’t comply, an officer used a stun gun on him. Witnesses said the man was tased at least three times.
The Pittsburgh Citizen Police Review Board said it wants to know if the standard protocol was followed? Was there proper de-escalation? Was force necessary? Did the officer follow their training?
https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2021/10/14/pittsburgh-police-bloomfield-taser-deployed-arrest-suspect-death/
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police say the man who officers used a stun gun on to take into custody in Bloomfield has died after suffering a medical emergency. According to police, the theft suspect died Thursday morning at a local hospital.
Allegheny County Police Department is now in charge of the investigation. The Pittsburgh Citizen Police Review Board is also looking into the incident.
“The outcome here is tragic,” Executive Director of the Pittsburgh Citizen Police Review Board Beth Pittinger said.
Neighbors in the area said this all started Wednesday morning when a man, described as disheveled, took a bike that was for sale on a joy ride around the block, returned it, and started smoking a cigarette on someone’s porch.
“He wasn’t violent or anything, but he wasn’t putting his hand behind his back,” witness Ryan Cohn told KDKA. Officers said when the man didn’t comply, an officer used a stun gun on him. Witnesses said the man was tased at least three times.
The Pittsburgh Citizen Police Review Board said it wants to know if the standard protocol was followed? Was there proper de-escalation? Was force necessary? Did the officer follow their training?
https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2021/10/14/pittsburgh-police-bloomfield-taser-deployed-arrest-suspect-death/
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