Naked suspect dies after stun gun use

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- A naked man who was a bank robbery suspect near Vancouver, Canada, died after Royal Canadian Mounted Police used a stun gun on him, the RCMP said.

The incident happened Tuesday in suburban Langley, British Columbia, after someone witnessed a man fleeing a bank that had just been robbed. He called police and followed the man to a residence.

RCMP Cpl. Peter Thiessen said as officers deployed outside, they heard a man and woman arguing loudly then they got a surprise.

"At one point, an unknown male fell through, or broke through a living room window from the second floor, landing on the ground below (naked)," Thiessen said. "He had severe cuts, lacerations, severe chest wounds."

Despite his injuries, Thiessen said the man wrestled with officers and even ignored a police dog.

"So with the interest of public safety, and the interest of the potential victim inside the residence and the interest of officer safety, they utilized their conducted energy weapon (a Taser)," Thiessen said.

The man was later pronounced dead in a hospital, and an autopsy was scheduled, the Vancouver Sun reported.

The woman in the house was arrested for questioning, police said.