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Philip O. Coleman

United States · Aged 38 · Died 12/13/2012
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Philip O. Coleman died after police tasered him several times when he allegedly "became combative" with officers transporting him to court. Coleman was then taken to Roseland Community Hospital "where he became physically aggressive with hospital staff and accompanying CPS officers," police said. Officers tasered Coleman again. Coleman was admitted to Roseland, where he was given a sedative and later died.

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