CRIME
Debro Wilkerson dies after being tasered by police
August 7, 2011 - 07:23 am
A 29-year-old Manassas man died after he was tasered by Prince William county police who were trying to arrest him.
- Debro Lamonte Wilkerson of Manassas. (Family photo)
Police were called to the 11000 block of Hiram Court in Manassas shortly after 3:30 p.m. Saturday to help the fire department. Fire officials were treating a man police describe as “combative.”
Police tasered the man to try and arrest him. He was taken to an area hospital, where he died. Police are conducting a criminal and internal investigation, they said. The exact cause of death will be determined in an autopsy.
The man was identified as Debro Lamonte Wilkerson of Manassas.
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