DENVER—Autopsy results are pending on a man who died after an altercation with police and security guards at the Denver Zoo.
The Denver medical examiner has identified the man as 29-year-old Alonzo Ashley of Denver. An autopsy was performed Wednesday.
Police say he began to convulse and stopped breathing after he was arrested Monday. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Police say officers were called to the zoo because Ashley threatened his girlfriend and attacked a security guard. They say he bit an officer and a security guard during the scuffle.
Police say officers pressed a Taser against Ashley’s skin, but didn’t shoot the electrical barbs at him. They say officers found drugs on him.
The Denver Post reports that Ashley’s girlfriend disputes some of the officers’ statements.
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Information from: The Denver Post,
