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Police 'justified' in using force on Lashano Gilbert, who died in custody, US court finds

AN AMERICAN prosecutor has ruled that police officers were justified in using force to subdue a Bahamian medical school graduate who died in police custody in Connecticut last year after struggling with officers and showing signs of mental illness.

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NAACP calls for probe of Bahamian's death by stun gun

THE National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP) wants the US Justice Department to investigate the death of a Bahamian in New London, Connecticut, after he was shot twice by police stun guns over the weekend, according to American press reports.

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Bahamian killed by stun gun was visiting relative in the US

A 31-year-old Bahamian who died in Connecticut over the weekend was visiting relatives the week police shot him twice with a stun gun, according to international reports.

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