Cops: Screaming man who attacked officer dies after scuffle
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Philadelphia police say a screaming man attacked an officer and then died in a subsequent scuffle.
Authorities say the man was yelling and jumping on his truck Thursday in a residential area when the officer arrived.
Police say the man then jumped off his truck, reached in the patrol car's window and grabbed the officer by her neck.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Authorities say the officer hit the man with her baton while another officer used a stun gun. Police say the man was wrestled to the ground and became unresponsive.
Officers administered an anti-overdose drug, thinking he was high on narcotics. He was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
The cause of death is unclear. Police say the stun gun prongs never penetrated the man's skin. The officer had minor injuries.