Six Raleigh, North Carolina, police officers are on administrative leave and an investigation is underway after a man died in their custody last month, officials said.
Darryl Tyree Williams, 32, died in a Raleigh hospital in the early hours of January 17 after a scuffle with police during which he was tased multiple times by police officers and arrested. The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation is conducting an independent criminal investigation and will present its findings to the Wake County District Attorney, Raleigh Police Chief Estella Patterson said in a memo to City Manager Marchell Adams-David several days after Williams’ death.
Williams appeared to be audibly and visibly in distress as the officers continued yelling at him to stay on the ground with his hands behind his back, the video shows. “Put your hands behind your back or you’re gonna get tased,” one of the officers said. At this point, Williams is heard saying he has “heart problems” as he begged for officers to stop. An officer then counted down from three before deploying his taser again.
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