Vegas man dies after police use Taser to subdue him
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A 47-year-old man is dead after a police officer
used a Taser gun to subdue him during a struggle. Officers
responded late Monday to a condominium complex after someone
called 911 to report a roommate who was acting unusual.
When officers arrived, they found the roommate, whom the coroner's
office identified as Keith Tucker of Las Vegas, talking
incoherently. Authorities say the officers used their batons and a
Taser gun to subdue Tucker after they say he punched one of the
officers in the chin and kicked another in the chest and legs. Once
they got Tucker handcuffed, the officers noticed he was
having difficulty breathing. Officials say the officers performed CPR
and called an ambulance. Tucker later died at Desert
Springs Hospital. Sheriff Bill Young has said he is rethinking the
department's policy following the Taser-related death of a
handcuffed man in February. [more]
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