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Nov 20, 8:09 PM EST

Fresno man dies after police shoot him with Taser in San Jose

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- A man shot several times with a Taser stun gun during a fight with police lost consciousness and later died, authorities said.

Jose Angel Rios, 38, of Fresno, died Friday night outside a San Jose apartment complex. Police said the cause of death won't be disclosed until Monday at the earliest.

The struggle started when an off-duty officer saw Rios and his wife arguing. Police say the officer saw Rios trying to grab his 4-year-old son and thought Rios might be trying to kidnap the child.

Rios refused to back down, and the officer used pepper spray, authorities said. The spray had little effect on the 6-foot, 330-pound Rios, according to police.

After four other officers arrived, Rios was stunned at least twice and hit by a baton. Police said he continued to fight as he was handcuffed and placed in an ambulance.

Rios eventually lost consciousness. It wasn't immediately clear if he died on the way to the hospital.

The names of the officers involved will not be released before Monday.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California recently criticized the use of Taser stun guns by police and sheriff's officers as unregulated.