Year in Review: SIRT investigates after man tased by police, passes away in hospital
As 2023 draws to a close, paNOW is taking a look back on the most important and impactful stories of the year, as selected by our reporters and editorial staff.
A man who was tased multiple times by members of the Prince Albert Police Service, and passed away in hospital, is currently the subject of an investigation by the Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT).
Boden Umpherville, 40, who was described by his family as kind and compassionate, had been lying in a coma for over three weeks, before being taken off life support.
Concerning the incident from early April, a video posted to social media, and shared hundreds of times, showed multiple officers outside a black car, struggling with someone inside. At one point, the vehicle accelerated forward and rammed head-on into a parked police vehicle.