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PA Man Dies Following Arrest, Neighbors Say Excessive Force Was Used PA Man Dies Following Arrest, Neighbors Say Excessive Force Was Used
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…