"During the inquiry, there was use Taser twice. After the intervention, the person died of an illness whose origin remains to be determined," he told the AFP a spokesman for the police.
The director of Taser France, Antoine Di Zazzo, told AFP that "only the man's autopsy will tell if this gun is responsible for the death." "To this day, worldwide, the Taser has never killed anyone," he said. Towards
23:30 by PP, the strength of the territorial directorate of community policing (DTSP) Hauts-de-Seine have been called to a dispute rue Gabriel Peri-at Colombes, between man and his friend who was home.
Upon identity check, the man, illegal, according to police headquarters, tried to hit police with a hammer.
He "freaked out" and went to get a big hammer to hit a policeman at the gun hanging from the belt, said police sources.
According the PP, the officers involved have used tear gas and a stick defense to neutralize the "unsuccessful". The man, described as violent and high body mass by a police source, fled the floors of the building.
He again used his hammer against eight police officers, four were slightly injured, according to the PP. The police then used a taser because he was "very difficult to control," according to the PP.
According to police sources, police opened fire twice but landfills do not seem to have any effect on him.
Once mastered, the man was arrested for being taken to the police but he made a "heart attack" in the elevator, still says the PP.
Firefighters who were on site to treat injured police officers have assisted the victim. Despite the help of Samu, the man could not be resuscitated and died around 1:30, according to the PP.
The man had a temporary residence permit from 1993, according to another police source, and therefore invalid for years.
Director of the Office of Commissioner of Police of Paris, Jean-Louis Fiamenghi, visited the scene shortly after the incident, said the PP.
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