Alberta RCMP say a man died in custody this week after being shot at with a stun gun during his arrest. The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on April 13, 2018.Alberta RCMP say a man died in custody this week after being shot at with a stun gun during his arrest.say they were dispatched to a local business Thursday afternoon for complaints of a man acting erratically and damaging property.
The Mounties say officers tried to arrest the suspect but he resisted, leading to an altercation and use of a conductive energy weapon. They say once handcuffs were secured, police noticed the man had become unresponsive and he was later declared dead, despite life-saving measures and assistance from paramedics and fire services.
The RCMP says it immediately notified the Director of Law Enforcement and initiated its internal review process, and the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team will conduct an investigation into the death.