Man dies after Raleigh police use stun gun on him

Raleigh police crime scene

Police say a man who died near Raleigh’s Five Points neighborhood Wednesday morning died after authorities used a stun gun to try to bring him under control.

Officers were called to the intersection of Wiggs and Mial streets behind Emmanuel Baptist Church around 4 a.m. after they received a report of a naked man in the street, according to police spokesman Jim Sughrue said.

“The subject became physically aggressive in his dealings with officers, and a conducted-energy device was deployed,” Sughrue said. “The subject subsequently collapsed and was later pronounced deceased at the scene.”

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tmedlin
11 years ago

bath salts ?