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Va. man dies after police use Taser
By Isaac Arnsdorf and Martin Weil, Published: August 8
By Isaac Arnsdorf and Martin Weil, Published: August 8
A 29-year-old Virginia man died over the weekend after Prince William County police tried to subdue him with a Taser, authorities said.
They said an investigation is underway into the death of Debro Lamonte Wilkerson of Manassas, who was involved in a confrontation Saturday with police and rescue personnel in the area of Hiram Court, where a relative lived.
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A sister-in-law, Tammie Fitts, said she had called 911 on Saturday after Wilkerson, who had just showered, said he believed he was having a heart attack. His pulse was racing, she said.
After paramedics arrived and began treating Wilkerson, who was in socks and underwear, he became delusional and combative, Fitts said. She said he was Tasered three times, and after the last time, he hit the sidewalk and never got back up.
Full article: click hereThey said an investigation is underway into the death of Debro Lamonte Wilkerson of Manassas, who was involved in a confrontation Saturday with police and rescue personnel in the area of Hiram Court, where a relative lived.
[...]
A sister-in-law, Tammie Fitts, said she had called 911 on Saturday after Wilkerson, who had just showered, said he believed he was having a heart attack. His pulse was racing, she said.
After paramedics arrived and began treating Wilkerson, who was in socks and underwear, he became delusional and combative, Fitts said. She said he was Tasered three times, and after the last time, he hit the sidewalk and never got back up.
