- Police Brutality Watch

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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