A man was tased by a Pittsburgh Police officer during an arrest and is in critical condition.
Ryan Cohn, an eyewitness, says he saw the whole thing in his front yard and that the person being arrested did not comply with police when he was asked to put his hands behind his back. Cohn also said that the man was tased at least three times by the officer.
Backup was called in and arrived at the scene and handcuffed the suspect. Before he was taken to prison police say he suffered a medical emergency outside the hospital and is in critical condition.
Capri Catania of Bloomfield said the whole thing started when her neighbor called the police after the man tried to steal a bicycle from her family.
The Pittsburgh Citizen Police Review Board and Allegheny County Police are investigating the situation.
