00:00An alleged home invasion gone wrong.
00:05Police responding to reports of a man acting erratically.
00:09The man had entered a house occupied by people not known to him
00:12and had smashed multiple windows at the property.
00:15Police say they received reports of a disturbance not long after midnight.
00:19Officers attended a home on Priestly Street in Embleton
00:23and located the man in the backyard.
00:26Officers attempted to negotiate with the man who continued to behave in an aggressive manner
00:31and was not compliant with police instructions.
00:34As a result, police say the man was tasered and shortly after suffered a medical episode.
00:39He was taken to Royal Perth Hospital where he later died.
00:43Our thoughts are with the man's family and loved ones during this difficult time.
00:47Our thoughts are also with first responders, the attending officers
00:52who acted quickly to provide medical assistance to the man
00:56as well as paramedics and medical staff.
00:59Because the man was in police custody before he died,
01:02officers will complete an internal investigation into his death
01:06and a report will be prepared for the coroner.
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