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Alabama man at Capitol riot died from a heart attack

Posted on AllSides January 13th, 2021
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FACT CHECK

The claim: A man died from a heart attack after accidentally tasing himself in the testicles at the Capitol riot

Five people died after a pro-Trump mob broke into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Three people died from medical emergencies on Capitol grounds, including Kevin Greeson, a 55-year-old man from Athens, Alabama.

Posts circulating on Twitter and Facebook claim that Greeson suffered a heart attack after leaving a taser in his pants and accidentally triggering it when he was attempting to steal a portrait in the Capitol. 

"He repeatedly tased himself in the scrotum until he suffered a fatal heart...

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/01/13/fact-check-alabama-man-capitol-riot-died-heart-attack/6624232002/

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