PressTV-US black man dies days after being tased by officers

An African-American man has died in the US state of Oklahoman being repeatedly tasered by police officers attempting to arrest him.

Joshua Harvey, 25, died three days after his arrest on August 24 in the city of Tulsa.

Footage released by Tulsa Police Department showed 4 police officers in pursuit of an unarmed man dressed in black boxing shorts, who was shirtless and shoe-less.

The video shows officers first encounter Harvey in the street. Tulsa police said they had responded to a call about a man screaming and taking off his clothes in the street.

When police arrived at the scene, Harvey ran to a nearby bank. Harvey yanks on the handle of a bank’s glass door, which shatters. He then runs into the bank and the officers begin to rush toward the building.

“Let’s tase him,” a police officer is heard telling his colleagues.

Two officers then fire their Tasers at Harvey’s back, knocking him to the ground. Harvey tries to get up while…

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