Man Dies After Being Shot By Taser
by TChris
Another person who police officers shot with a Taser gun is dead, although it isn't clear whether the Taser caused his death.
Paramedics had stopped to tend to [Kevin Downing] because they found his van blocking traffic in the middle of the road. They called police after he became unruly. Downing was still belligerent when police arrived, so a female officer used her stun gun to subdue him. "The Taser didn't work on him, so they had to physically subdue him," [police spokesman Carlos] Negron said. Downing was handcuffed and taken to the hospital, where he died.
TalkLeft's coverage of the controversy surrounding Taser use is collected here.
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