MAN DIES IN CUSTODY vs

A MAN SHOT TWICE BY POLICE WITH A TASER GUN, DIED SUNDAY NIGHT IN DEL REY OAKS. THE MAN HAD BEEN RUNNING THROUGH YARDS AND SCREAMING ON CARLTON DRIVE AT ABOUT 11 P.M. WHEN OFFICERS ATTEMPTED TO ARREST HIM. THE MAN BRANDISHED A 2-BY-4 AND CAME TOWARDS THE OFFICERS CAUSING THEM TO DISCHARGE THE TASER GUN. THE FIRST TASER DIDN?T WORK, BUT THE MAN DROPPED THE WEAPON AFTER THE SECOND TASER WAS DEPLOYED. AFTER CUFFING HIM, THE MAN HAD DIFFICULTY BREATHING, THEN STOPPED ALL TOGETHER. POLICE OFFICERS PERFORMED CPR UNTIL MEDICS ARRIVED. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF THE MONTEREY PENINSULA, WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD. THE MONTEREY COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION.