Alberta police watchdog agency investigating in-custody Calgary death

The Alberta Serious Incident Response team has been called in to investigate the death of a man after he was taken into custody by Calgary police.

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has been called in to investigate an in-custody death that occurred Saturday in the community of Abbeydale, in southeast Calgary. It happened on Saturday, July 11, in the 0 to 100 block of Abbercove Road. Calgary police said officers were called out to reports of a residential break and enter involving a weapon.

The suspect fled into the neighbourhood before police arrived, but he was quickly located. When officers attempted to take him into custody, he became combative and would not comply with their directions. Calgary police said one of the officers deployed their conductive energy weapon, commonly known as a Taser.

A short time later the man appeared to be in medical distress, so he was transported to hospital, where he was later declared deceased. Get breaking National news No officers or members of the public were injured in the incident.

Calgary police say the investigation has now been turned over to ASIRT, so no further details will be released.