Man dies after he’s shot with Taser during struggle with Burbank police; second armed suspect in custody
A man suspected of making threats died after a fight with two police officers Tuesday evening outside a Burbank home, authorities said.
Burbank police showed up at the house, located on the 500 block of North Mariposa Street, to speak with the man after someone reported him for making criminal threats, said Burbank Police Sgt. Claudio Losacco.
The man, who was in his 60s, emerged from the house and immediately became confrontational with officers.
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A fight ensued, during which police shot him with a Taser.
During the struggle, a second man armed with a handgun appeared in the doorway and threatened the officers.
Officers then backed off from the first suspect, found cover and called for help. The armed man subsequently barricaded himself in the home for about 40 minutes.
During that time, officers approached the first suspect, who was down in the driveway, and pulled him away from the home so he could be treated by paramedics, who pronounced him dead.
After police spoke with the barricaded man over the phone, he exited the home and was arrested.
The relationship between the two men is not clear. Details on what sort of threats were made by the man who died — and to whom — were not available.
Internal affairs investigators were alerted to the incident, as were representatives of the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office, which is customary with in-custody deaths.
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Alene Tchekmedyian, alene.tchekmedyian@latimes.com
Twitter: @atchek
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