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Montreal man shot with stun gun dies | Montreal man shot with stun gun dies |
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A Montreal man has died following a confrontation with police in which officers fired an electric stun gun at him, Canadian media report. | |
Donald Menard was pronounced dead at a local hospital on Monday night after the confrontation with police who were responding to a reported drug overdose. | |
Menard, 41, fought the officers, who used a stun gun to subdue him, police said. | |
Police said several officers were injured in the confrontation. | Police said several officers were injured in the confrontation. |
Menard was reported missing from the Philippe Pinel Institute - a detention centre for the criminally insane - on Sunday, according to the Montreal Gazette. | |
On Monday evening, Montreal police were called to some accommodation where a woman had fallen unconscious. | |
Menard struck a police officer in the face, reportedly breaking at least one tooth, say police. | |
CBC News reported that officers had responded with batons and pepper spray, eventually resorting to a Taser stun gun. | |
Menard initially refused to be transported to hospital but later lost consciousness. | |
He was taken to hospital and listed in a critical condition before being pronounced dead. | |
A woman believed to be involved in the matter was also treated for a drug overdose in hospital. | A woman believed to be involved in the matter was also treated for a drug overdose in hospital. |
Quebec provincial police have opened an investigation into the matter. | Quebec provincial police have opened an investigation into the matter. |
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