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Coram man dies after police use Taser on him

Quick ReadA man with a history of mental illness and run-ins with cops and his family died after a Taser was used on him during a violent struggle with three officers.

Darryl Bain died after being Tazered during a

Photo credit: PIO/PIO handout | Darryl Bain died after being Tazered during a violent struggle with cops in the Coram apartment he shared with his elderly mother and brother, Suffolk police said.

A man with a history of mental illness and scores of run-ins with police died after a Taser was used on him during a violent struggle with three officers in the Coram apartment he shared with his elderly mother and brother, Suffolk police said Saturday.

Darryl Bain, 43, was pronounced dead at John T. Mather Memorial Hospital on Saturday at 4:03 a.m., 79 minutes after his brother called police...

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