Man Dies After Being Tasered By Police

11 July 2013, 06:37 | Updated: 30 March 2016, 13:50

A man has died after police shot him with a Taser in Gorton.

The 23-year-old suffered a "medical episode'' and died after police fired at him with the stun gun.

Officers were responding to a disturbance in Beard Road when they used the Taser to detain the man.

The police force has referred itself to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.

Assistant Chief Constable Garry Shewan said:
"Police received a 999 call reporting a disturbance on Beard Road in Gorton.

Officers were dispatched immediately and arrived in eight minutes. `

On arrival, a Taser was discharged to detain a 23-year-old man.

At this time it is unclear what happened, but at some point afterwards the man suffered a medical episode.

Paramedics performed first aid on the man at the scene before he was taken to hospital where he sadly died.''

The death has been referred to the local coroner and police family liaison officers are supporting the family.