Ricardo Zaragoza

Less-than-lethal force

An Elk Grove man died early Monday in a confrontation with Sacramento County sheriff's deputies after officers used pepper spray and shot the man twice with 50,000-volt Taser stun guns. Sheriff's officials said Ricardo Zaragoza struggled with four deputies who wanted to take him in for a mental health examination after his family called officials saying he was acting erratically. The four officers who struggled to control Zaragoza were placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal investigation.