LOS
ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police say they'll investigate the death of a
DUI suspect who died after police used a stun gun on him.
In a release Tuesday, police say they responded to a traffic accident on April 4 where the alleged drunken driver was still at the scene on Vermont Ave. near Interstate 101.
Police say 50-year-old Mark Courtier attempted to run away so one of the officers used a stun gun on him, and he was taken down by officers and handcuffed.
Police say they requested paramedics for Courtier, whose face was cut when he was being taken into custody. He was cared for by paramedics and taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.
The use of force in the incident is under investigation.
In a release Tuesday, police say they responded to a traffic accident on April 4 where the alleged drunken driver was still at the scene on Vermont Ave. near Interstate 101.
Police say 50-year-old Mark Courtier attempted to run away so one of the officers used a stun gun on him, and he was taken down by officers and handcuffed.
Police say they requested paramedics for Courtier, whose face was cut when he was being taken into custody. He was cared for by paramedics and taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.
The use of force in the incident is under investigation.
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