17 year old Michael Langan died shortly after he was tasered in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Apparently prompt hospitalization couldn't save him.
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Originally Posted by Winnipeg Free Press
On July 22, 17-year-old Michael Langan died in hospital after police Tasered him in a William Avenue back lane. Police said Langan was brandishing a knife and refused police orders to drop it. The Métis youth was the youngest person in Canada to die after being hit with one of the weapons.
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Winnepeg Sun:
You fight the law, the law wins
Winnipeg Free Press:
Police Taser 2, detain witness (also contains account of other police misconduct -- detention of photographer & confiscation of memory card)
Your Neighborhood Weekly:
Winnepeg [sic] Teen Killed by Taser