Investigation
Taser Used on Suicidal Man
Date Published: 2017-08-14
Province: Nova Scotia
Police Agency: RCMP Lunenburg
Summary
On June 3, 2017, two male members of the RCMP – Lunenburg District, Officer 1 and Officer 2, responded to a Pleasantville, Lunenburg Co., address in relation to a complaint of an agitated male who may have threatened to take his own life. Officer 1located the 44 -year-old male, the Affected Person (AP), at his home and asked him to step outside into his driveway. Subsequently, in response to AP’s actions, Officer 2used a conducted energy weapon (CEW) to subdue the male. AP was then taken to hospital for a mental health assessment. He was later discharged and returned to his home by police. On June 5, 2017AP reported to RCMP that he had suffered a non- displaced fracture in his elbow as a result of the June 3rd encounter with police. As a result, on June 6, 2017, the RCMP referred the matter to SiRT, who commenced an investigation at that time. The inve stigation concluded on June 27, 2017. The SiRT investigation involved the following investigative actions: 1) statements were tak…