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November 12, 2015

Video: Virginia Man Died in Custody After Police Tased Him 20 Times 
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Newly released video footage shows three South Boston, Virginia, police
officers repeatedly tasing an African-American man who died in police
custody. During the incident two years ago, police took Linwood Lambert
to the emergency room because they said he appeared delusional. He was
not under arrest at the time. The video shown by MSNBC shows Lambert
kicking out a cruiser window and running for the emergency room
entrance. The officers tase him repeatedly, even as he lies on the
ground, and restrain him with shackles. They continue to tase him. Then
they take him back to the cruiser, where they tase him some more. In
total, he was tased 20 times over a half-hour period. The officers then
drove Lambert to jail, where they noticed he was unconscious. An
ambulance brought Lambert back to the same hospital, where he was
pronounced dead. His family has filed a $25 million lawsuit.

 

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