SPANAWAY, Wash. (AP) — A man stopped breathing and died in Spanaway after Pierce County sheriff’s deputy stunned him with a Taser.
Sgt. Jerry Bates says deputies were called about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday to a reported attempted break-in at a home where the man was not wanted.
Bates says deputies used a Taser on him when he refused to cooperate.
The News Tribune reports paramedics were called when he stopped breathing but he could not be revived.
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Information from: The News Tribune, http://www.thenewstribune.com
