Second RCMP related death in Alberta this weekend

A man is dead after being tasered by an RCMP officer in Alberta.

According to CBC, the 27 year old man died in hospital Sunday morning.

He had been taken into custody Friday night after an altercation with three RCMP officers at a gas station.

ASIRT Executive Director Clifton Purvis said officers used a taser to subdue the man before handcuffing him.

Police said he went into medical distress and lost consciousness before being sent to the Royal Alexandria hospital, where he was reported to be in critical condition before passing away.

According to Purvis, it isn’t known yet if the taser contributed to the man’s medical condition and ensuing death. 

This is the second death this weekend attributed to provincial RCMP officers in Alberta.

Another man died after being shot by an RCMP officer near Pigeon Lake Saturday evening.

ASIRT is looking into both cases.

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STORY WRITTEN BY: CATLIN SPENCER