Back to the Washington State Cougars Newsfeed

Police: Man falls from wall, dies after Taser used

ATLANTA (AP) — Police in the Atlanta area say a man died after falling from a wall during a police chase that involved a Taser.

Multiple media outlets report that the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is reviewing Thursday night’s events involving DeKalb County police.

DeKalb County Assistant Police Chief Brian Harris tells the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (http://on-ajc.com/1IuZVIi ) officers pulled over a car near an East Atlanta apartment complex. Harris says the man was a passenger in that car and ran during the stop.

He said an officer used a Taser as the man tried to climb an 8-foot wall and the man then fell over the wall.