JANE ARMSTRONG
From Wednesday's Globe and Mail
September 30, 2008 at 10:10 PM EDT
VANCOUVER — A man has died after Mounties in the Vancouver suburb of Langley used a taser to subdue him after he jumped out of the window of a house.
Police said the man died en route to hospital Tuesday afternoon. Officers used the stun gun after they responded to reports that an armed bank robbery suspect was holed up in a Langley house.
RCMP Corporal Peter Thiessen told CTV news that shortly after police arrived at the house, the man smashed through the front window and landed on the ground. He was naked and bleeding from the chest. Earlier, shouts were heard from the house and police said there were reports that a woman was inside.
We've posted on this before: http://crimbrary.blogspot.com/2008/09/rcmp-didnt-study-taser-use-enough.html But it just keeps happening. Not sure what it will take to get Taser policy changed. Tom
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