O homem canadense morre 4 dias após ser Tasered

Um homem canadense morreu sábado, quatro dias após polícias usou um stun-injetor de Taser nele porque reportedly estava agindo erraticamente em uma loja, polícias ditas. Era a terceira pessoa a morrer em semanas recentes em Canadá após ser chocado pela arma hand-held.

Robert Knipstrom, 36, morrido em um hospital depois que dois oficiais usaram o pulverizador da pimenta, um Taser e seus batons subdue o residente de Colômbia britânica. As polícias um Knipstrom dito mais adiantado eram agitadas extremamente, aggressive e combative com os dois oficiais que responderam. He was conscious and speaking when he was taken to the hospital.

The cause of death has yet to be determined. Although a Taser was used against Knipstrom, it was not immediately clear what role, if any, it played in his death, said Inspector Brendan Fitzpatrick.

Investigations into Knipstrom’s death have been launched separately by the British Columbia Coroner’s Office and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, police said at a news conference Saturday.

The case comes as Canadian police face intense criticism over the death of Robert Dziekanski, a Polish immigrant who died at Vancouver airport last month after officers used a Taser and manhandled him.

A Nova Scotian man also died earlier this week, 30 hours after being shocked with the Taser at a jail where he was being held on assault charges.

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