Contact Bloomington accident lawyers, Greene & Schultz if you have been hurt due to another's negligence as a result of a car accident, medical malpractice or general personal injury. http://bloomington.injuryboard.com/wrongful-death/ <p><p _extended="true">A man in Chicago died five days after being tased by police outside a bar near Miami University.&nbsp; Kevin Piskura died just after 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 24 at the University Hospital in Cincinnati.</p> <blockquote dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <p _extended="true">Oxford officer Geoff Robinson used the device early Saturday morning as he tried to break up a fight, police said. The Butler County offices of the sheriff and prosecutor are investigating the officer's actions.</p></blockquote> <p _extended="true">According to the police, Piskura, who graduated from Miami University in 2006, was arguing with a police officer after his friend was thrown out of a bar.&nbsp; Apparently the officer took out his Taser gun and told Piskura to stop arguing.&nbsp; When he did not comply the officer used the stun gun and hit Piskura in the chest.&nbsp; A video from a camera attached to the Taser shows Piskura being shocked for approx. 10 seconds as he rolls around on the sidewalk. </p> <p _extended="true">The officer has been placed on paid leave pending the outcome of the investigation.&nbsp; Robinson has been on the force for two years, and had just taken a refresher course on Taser use a week before the incident.</p><!-- QUIGO --><!-- QUIGO --></p><a href="http://bloomington.injuryboard.com/wrongful-death/man-tasered-by-police-dies-five-days-later.aspx?googleid=237604">Originally posted</a> at <a href="http://www.InjuryBoard.com">InjuryBoard</a> by <a href="http://www.injuryboard.com/Jenny-Albano/">Jenny Albano</a> http://bloomington.injuryboard.com/wrongful-death/man-tasered-by-police-dies-five-days-later.aspx?googleid=237604 Bloomington Personal Injury Lawyer - Wrongful Death Wrongful Death Jenny Albano Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:06:56 GMT