Burglary suspect dies after use of Taser by Miami police
Associated Press
Posted June 29 2005, 2:30 PM EDT
MIAMI — A man police suspect was under the influence of drugs and breaking into homes died Wednesday after officers used a Taser stun gun to subdue him.
The unidentified man died about 5 a.m. at Parkway Regional Medical Center after going into cardiac arrest on the way to the hospital and exhibiting symptoms consistent with a drug overdose, said Miami-Dade County Detective Joey Giordano.
Police said the Taser was used after the “extremely combative” man became enraged and charged at officers, who had confronted him in a tool shed in the backyard of a home in the Miami Gardens section. Police were summoned when a homeowner said a man “exhibiting extremely bizarre behavior” tried to gain entry into his house and then was heard running around on his roof.
The homeowner then saw the man try to break into his neighbor’s house, then heard “loud noises and screams” coming from next door, Giordano said.
Tasers, which stun people using electrical current, are used by some 6,000 police agencies nationwide. Their safety has been called into question by critics, but manufacturer Taser International of Arizona insists they are safe.
More than 100 people have died in the United States and Canada since 2001 after being shocked with a Taser, including several in
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