Maui Man Dies A Week After Police Used A Taser To Stop Him From Running Off
Posted on AllSides April 18th, 2024
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A 53-year-old Wailuku man died Thursday, a week after a Maui police officer used his Taser to detain the man as he was responding to a report of a stolen truck, police said Thursday. The Maui Police Department has launched an internal investigation into the incident. The officer who deployed the Taser has been placed on administrative leave, an MPD news release says. The police officer who fired the Taser had been responding to a report of a stolen Ford F-150 pickup truck on April 11. The officer located the...