A man has died after he was shot with a Taser by police responding to reports of a house burglary.
Staffordshire Police said officers discharged the weapon after being called to an address in Audley Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme, just after 1am.
A man has died after he was shot with a Taser by police responding to reports of a house burglary.
Staffordshire Police said officers discharged the weapon after being called to an address in Audley Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme, just after 1am.
A force spokesman said the occupants were not at home at the time, but police arrive to find a man inside.
He said: "During the incident, a Taser was discharged by officers and the man was taken to a police vehicle."
The man then became "unresponsive" and, despite treatment by paramedics, he died.
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