Officers, suspect injured in struggle at Mpls. YMCA
A man who was stunned by police is hospitalized following a struggle at a YMCA in Minneapolis.
Police say they got a 911 call from the Y Thursday afternoon about a man who was disturbing members.
Officers say they eventually tried to physically remove the man from the sixth-floor gym, but he punched and kicked them. One officers used a Taser gun on the man.
Police say a short time later the suspect experienced a "medical emergency" and was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center. There's no immediate word on his condition.
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