Man dies after being hit by deputy’s Taser
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St. Louis (KMOV) — An investigation is underway after a man died after being hit by a Taser from a St. Louis deputy.
Officers arrived at Beverly Place, north of Delmar, Tuesday evening while trying to serve a protective order for a man to leave the area. Sheriff Vernon Betts said the deputy deployed his Taser on the man when he “became combative.”
Law enforcement said the man who died had known mental health issues.
He later died, police said.
Betts told News 4 the deputy is a senior member of the department and all deputies have been trained to use Tasers.
No additional information has been released. Betts said the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department and the Circuit Attorney’s Office would conduct the investigation.
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