Man dies after Taser arrest in Cumbria

Police called to disturbance in Barrow used stun gun to arrest man in his 20s who later died in hospital A man in his 20s has died in Cumbria after being shot with a Taser by police during his arrest. Police were called to Hartington Street in Barrow at 6.30pm on Tuesday following reports of a man causing a disturbance. A Taser was used during the arrest of the man, who later complained of feeling unwell. He was taken to hospital, where he died. The Independent Police Complaints Commission has been informed. The man has not been formally identified but was named locally as Dale Burns. A friend, who did not want to be identified, said: “Dale worked the doors around here at different pubs. He had a girlfriend and two young kids, aged four and two and a half. “I went to the hospital last night and his mum Donna was there. She didn’t know why he had been Tasered or what had happened. “Apparently he had been Tasered three times. “Dale was a really good lad, we went to the gym together, he’d been going since he was 15.” A Cumbria police spokesman said: “Neighbourhood police officers attended the scene and arrested a male on suspicion of causing criminal damage and, during the arrest, a Taser was deployed. “The man became unwell following the arrest and was taken to Furness general hospital by officers. “At around 9pm the man, who was in his 20s and lived locally, was pronounced dead.” Police Helen Carter guardian.co.uk

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