Nate-ForLiberty
06-09-2010, 12:05 PM
Hempstead police said a man went to the Willowchase Apartments in the 1800 block of 5th Street early Wednesday to visit a female friend. The man was not supposed to be on the property, investigators said.
Officers were called and when they arrived, the man took off, investigators said.
"Upon officers' arrival, the suspect fled," Chief David Hartley said. "Was chased by officers, was Tased and the suspect did not recover."
Hartley said man later died at Bellville Hospital. His name has not been released.
Some witnesses said the man was wet when he got shocked.
"They hit him with the Taser four times while he was already wet," witness Dex Lewis said. "It been raining out here just about all day."
Police have not confirmed the number of times the man was shocked.
Friends of the woman the man went to visit said she was not hurt.
Police and the Texas Rangers are investigating the incident.
http://www.click2houston.com/news/23840730/detail.html
http://www.khou.com/news/local/Man-died-after-Tased-by-Hempstead-police-95949919.html
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=7486886
Officers were called and when they arrived, the man took off, investigators said.
"Upon officers' arrival, the suspect fled," Chief David Hartley said. "Was chased by officers, was Tased and the suspect did not recover."
Hartley said man later died at Bellville Hospital. His name has not been released.
Some witnesses said the man was wet when he got shocked.
"They hit him with the Taser four times while he was already wet," witness Dex Lewis said. "It been raining out here just about all day."
Police have not confirmed the number of times the man was shocked.
Friends of the woman the man went to visit said she was not hurt.
Police and the Texas Rangers are investigating the incident.
http://www.click2houston.com/news/23840730/detail.html
http://www.khou.com/news/local/Man-died-after-Tased-by-Hempstead-police-95949919.html
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=7486886