Death of Florida Man in Taser Struggle With Deputies Captured on Body Cameras

The confrontation is the subject of a state investigation

Authorities in Georgia have released body camera footage showing the last moments of an apparently out-of-control Florida man who deputies repeatedly stunned with a Taser while struggling to subdue him.

The confrontation ended with 32-year-old Chase Sherman dead by the side of a highway; logs indicate he was stunned 15 times. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is reviewing the incident. 

Sherman's parents, Kevin and Mary Ann Sherman, told NBC News they intend to file a wrongful death lawsuit.

Coweta County District Attorney Peter Skandalakis said "the review of this case in not complete" and that the footage was released "in recognition of the great public interest in this matter."

The deputies who had repeatedly ordered Sherman to stop fighting them during the Nov. 20 encounter also appeared stunned, according to video footage.

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