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PA Man Dies Following Arrest, Neighbors Say Excessive Force Was Used
A man has died after a TASER device was used during an arrest over a stolen bicycle, according to police.
Police were called to a reported “theft in progress,” at Harriet Street in Bloomfield on Wednesday morning, according to a statement released by Pittsburgh police in zone 5.
Upon arrival police encountered, "a male actor who became non-compliant while being taken into custody," and a TASER device was "deployed," police said.
The man, who has not been identified, was transported to a hospital to be medically cleared before being transferred to Allegheny County Jail, police stated in…
