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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 someones porch.
He wasnt violent or anything, but he wasnt putting his hand behind his back, witness Ryan Cohn told KDKA. Officers said when the man didnt 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 someones porch.
He wasnt violent or anything, but he wasnt putting his hand behind his back, witness Ryan Cohn told KDKA. Officers said when the man didnt 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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Death By Taser (Original Post)
WHITT
Oct 2021
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malaise
(268,949 posts)1. One more murder
That is all
Response to WHITT (Original post)
malaise This message was self-deleted by its author.
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)3. There's a long history of fatalities occurring when tazers are used.
Search results for "tasers are lethal weapons".
https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=tasers+are+lethal+weapons&ia=web
Mr.Bill
(24,282 posts)4. All too often police see a non-lethal device
as a license to convict and punish someone on the spot.