The death of a man in Charlottetown police custody earlier this month is being investigated by Nova Scotia's Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT), an independent organization responsible for investigating serious incidents resulting from police actions.

According to a news release Friday, preliminary information suggests the incident happened on the morning of Oct. 11, when an adult man was being processed by Charlottetown police and began acting “erratically.”

“The male appeared to be having a mental health crisis and was placed in another room to calm down,” the release said.

A struggle followed, and two officers were "required to subdue and handcuff" the man, according to the release. During the incident, a third officer stunned the man with a Taser.

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