The X-26 Taser is the type used by L.A. Sheriff's deputies. |
LA MIRADA -- A man who was shot with a taser by an L.A. County Sheriff's deputy died Saturday.
According to preliminary information from the L.A. County Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau, the incident happened just before 1:00a.m. in the 14700 block of Firestone Blvd and Trojan Way.
The man was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Exactly what led up to the man being shot with a taser gun is still being investigated by sheriff's department officials and has yet to be released.
"Whenever an Officer-Involved Shooting (with a Taser) occurs involving Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies, and it results in a fatality, multiple independent investigations immediately begin at the scene," according to a statement released from the Headquarters Bureau.
The probes will be conducted by a number of agencies including the Los Angeles County District Attorney, the Department of Coroner, as well as the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau and their Internal Affairs Bureau.
Attorneys with the Los Angeles Office of Independent Review also responded to the scene, according to the Sheriff's Department.
According to preliminary information from the L.A. County Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau, the incident happened just before 1:00a.m. in the 14700 block of Firestone Blvd and Trojan Way.
The man was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Exactly what led up to the man being shot with a taser gun is still being investigated by sheriff's department officials and has yet to be released.
"Whenever an Officer-Involved Shooting (with a Taser) occurs involving Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies, and it results in a fatality, multiple independent investigations immediately begin at the scene," according to a statement released from the Headquarters Bureau.
The probes will be conducted by a number of agencies including the Los Angeles County District Attorney, the Department of Coroner, as well as the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau and their Internal Affairs Bureau.
Attorneys with the Los Angeles Office of Independent Review also responded to the scene, according to the Sheriff's Department.
