New London Man Dies After Police Use Stun Gun On Him
” Connecticut State Police are investigating the death of a medical school graduate from the Bahamas who became unresponsive after New London officers used a stun gun on him for the second time in eight hours.
Authorities say 31-year-old Lashano Gilbert died at a New London hospital shortly before 3:30 a.m. Saturday. An autopsy was planned on Sunday.
New London officers arrested Gilbert for an attempted carjacking at about 7 p.m. Friday. City police say they were forced to use a stun gun on Gilbert twice — once when he resisted arrest Friday evening and again when he attacked officers at the police station Saturday morning. “
Continued at WTNH
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