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The lieutenant was deeply distraught and extremely remorseful Over the death of Iman Morales in Brooklyn last week mayor Michael Bloomberg said. Sadly his death just compounds the tragedy of the loss of or. Morales. The suicide Marks another tragic turn in a Case that has raised questions about the the country is largest police Force. In Canada police have come under intense scrutiny for using the Shock weapons after a would be polish immigrant died at Vancouver International Airport last fall. Robert Dziekanski was twice jolted by ramp tasers after the officers were called to Deal with an agitated Dziekanski who had been wandering around lost for hours after his flight arrived. The latest Canadian victim in a Taser related incident is a 49 year old from Langley b. C. Who died on tuesday after crashing through the window of a Home and being jolted by an ramp stun gun. In new York thousands of police sergeants began carrying tasers on their belts this year after the Nype expanded use of the weapons a trend that has been playing out in police departments across the country in recent years. Police commissioner Raymond Kelly has acknowledged the weapon is controversial and some organizations Are strongly opposed to police use of tasers fearful the guns can be abused without Clear guidelines. Police said the use of the stun gun in the death of Morales appeared to violate department guidelines which explicitly bar their use in situations where the subject May fall from an elevated surface. Marchesona also was reassigned to desk duty but was not stripped of his gun and badge. Pigott Learned firsthand the dangers of tasers after he was called to a Brooklyn apartment building on the night of sept. 24. Witnesses and Neighbours said Morales grew increasingly agitated and threatened to kill himself leading his Mother to Call 911. When police arrived Morales fled naked out the window of his third floor apartment to the fire escape. He tried to get into an apartment on the floor above and then climbed Down until he reached a ledge Over a shuttered storefront where he started jabbing at officers with the Light bulb. Pigott had to make a decision about what to do. Ordered officer Nicholas Marchesona to fire the Taser. The 5,000 Volt Shock immobilized the 35 year old Morales who then toppled from his Perch. He plunged three metres to the ground and died. Officers had radioed for an inflatable bag the incident unfolded but it had not yet arrived when Morales fell. Fall killed Morales but inconclusive. Pigott was stripped of his gun and badge and assigned to a Job with the departments motor vehicle Fleet a huge demotion for a 21 year Veteran who was assigned to such an elite team. The Brooklyn District attorneys office and the police department investigated. Pigott apologized for what happened telling the Long Island newspaper new Day he was truly sorry. Sometime before 6 a. M. Thursday the lieutenant went to the locker room at his units Headquarters by himself and found a weapon that was not his. The married father of two sons and a daughter shot himself in the head on his 46th birthday. About four hours later the Morales family gathered at a Church in Manhattan for their relatives funeral. This is horrible said Morales aunt Ann Dejesus Negron. I mean for me personally i know its horrible because i would have never wished this on anyone and we never wanted of course this for Iman and we would never wanted this to happen to the officer at All or anybody at All. The associated press officer kills himself Over Taser death by Colleen Long e use of tasers by rce. De he Las Tamo m froth an Dio As Bush authorities believe the an autopsy was in Monclus sadly his death just compounds the tragedy of the loss of or. 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