A burglary suspect has died after being shot with a Taser by officers in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Staffordshire Police had been called to a block of flats after receiving reports of a break-in shortly after 1am on Monday morning.
The occupants of a first floor flat, understood to be a young couple with a little boy, were not inside when officers arrived, according to a force spokesman.
However, another man was in the flat and officers deployed a Taser.
The suspected burglar became unresponsive after being taken to a police vehicle.
Paramedics from the West Midlands Ambulance Service tried to treat the man, but he died a short time later.
Uniformed officers remain on guard outside the flat's doorway, while residents spoke of their shock at the night's events.
A resident living on the ground floor with his pregnant girlfriend said he saw a "drunk-looking" man being supported and escorted by at least three police officers into a custody van.
The 22-year-old, who declined to be named, said at about 1.45am he heard the white male call "help me", as he was walked along a short path leading from the front of the flats to the main road.
He added that the first he heard of any trouble was "shouting in the corridor", but initially thought nothing of it.
"I just thought it's the lads having a few beers, but then there was banging," he said.
The resident, who lives right by the front door to the block of flats said he grew alarmed, and helped his six-and-a-half month pregnant girlfriend into her car and off to her parents while he stayed.
"It's something when you have to put your missus in the car and send her off," he said. "I just locked the door and wanted nothing to do with it."
The incident has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
A spokesman for the Staffordshire force said: "A detailed investigation is under way and the scene will remain cordoned off while the investigation continues.
"Local officers will be in the community throughout the day talking to residents."
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