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| Former marine dies after being shot with stun gun by New York police | Former marine dies after being shot with stun gun by New York police |
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| A man in north-west New York state died on Sunday after being shot with a stun gun by police who said he rushed at officers with a clenched fist during a confrontation, Rochester police said. | |
| Police responded on Sunday morning to reports that a man driving a red pickup truck had crashed into a car and then a church and then fled on foot, police chief Michael Ciminelli told a news conference. | Police responded on Sunday morning to reports that a man driving a red pickup truck had crashed into a car and then a church and then fled on foot, police chief Michael Ciminelli told a news conference. |
| With police at the scene, the man returned and climbed into his truck, defying police orders. He then backed up, crashing into a street sign and a fence, and then drove the truck into a house. | With police at the scene, the man returned and climbed into his truck, defying police orders. He then backed up, crashing into a street sign and a fence, and then drove the truck into a house. |
| Ciminelli told reporters the man “aggressively exited the vehicle, charging in the direction of officers” with a clenched fist, and refused to obey their verbal commands. | Ciminelli told reporters the man “aggressively exited the vehicle, charging in the direction of officers” with a clenched fist, and refused to obey their verbal commands. |
| “An officer on scene decided to use a less than lethal option and he used his Taser to stop the suspect,” Ciminelli said. | “An officer on scene decided to use a less than lethal option and he used his Taser to stop the suspect,” Ciminelli said. |
| The man was briefly handcuffed afterward, but released so firefighters could provide medical attention. The man was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead. | The man was briefly handcuffed afterward, but released so firefighters could provide medical attention. The man was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead. |
| The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle newspaper, citing family members, identified the man as Richard Gregory Davis, a 50-year-old black man, who was a father of six and a former marine. |