Man dies following struggle with Mounties in Prince George, B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — RCMP say a 35-year-old man is dead following a struggle with police in Prince George, B.C.
B.C. RCMP spokeswoman Staff Sgt. Annie Linteau says police received a report about a man casing vehicles Tuesday night and an officer who responded found a suspect who tried to flee on a bicycle.
She says there was allegedly a struggle between the man and the officer, who called in other officers for help.
Pepper spray was used and the man was apprehended and placed in the back of a police car, where he started having trouble breathing.