Emotionally Disturbed Man With Scissors Dies After Being Tasered by Police: Officials

A 51-year-old emotionally disturbed man who had scissors in his hand when police responded to a 911 call at a Bronx home died after being shocked with a stun gun, authorities said Monday.

Police say a uniformed supervisor shocked the man after responding to the home on Loring Place and finding him with scissors. He was placed into custody and taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The man's name has not been released.

The medical examiner will determine how he died.

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