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A man dies after being subdued by the National Police in Palma.
The man went into cardiac arrest and the police began resuscitation maneuvers, but he ultimately died
19/02/2026
A man died this Thursday in Palma from cardiac arrest after being subdued with a Taser by National Police officers who had responded to his home after being alerted that he was vandalizing the house, from which his three children had fled. Upon arriving at the scene, the officers, alerted by neighbors, found the man behaving very aggressively and, after he refused to comply with their instructions and continued his violent behavior, they used the Taser to subdue him. The incident occurred around 4:15 a.m., according to the police, who explained that the deceased was a large man who went into cardiac arrest after being discharged with the Taser. The officers immediately began resuscitation efforts and requested an ambulance. Paramedics continued resuscitation efforts, but he died before being transported to a hospital. Sources familiar with the investigation, which is being handled by the Homicide Unit of the Balearic Islands Police Headquarters, indicated that the man's three young children were in the house and were taken in by a neighbor before the police intervention due to his agitated and violent state. The officers applied the protocol established for cases in which the direct restraint of an aggressive person is dangerous, which includes the use of a stun gun, the same sources indicated. There are indications in the house that point to possible drug use by the man, although the autopsy will determine the specific circumstances that led to his death. The house was wrecked.
Images from the National Police's investigation revealed that the house was wrecked and there was a lot of blood. This was explained to Europa Press by sources close to the investigation, which is now awaiting the man's autopsy, expected to be performed this Friday.
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These immobilization devices, known as tasers, have an audio and video recording system that activates when the device is drawn. The Homicide Unit is now analyzing this footage.