A man has died after being tasered by police in the Canberra suburb of Waramanga late this morning.
Officers were called to a disturbance at a house on Larakia Street about 11:30am after reports of smashing glass and a male voice yelling.
Police said the man seriously hurt himself and they deployed a Taser once to stop any further harm.
But the man was unable to be revived and died at the scene.
Australian Federal Police Professional Standards is investigating and a report is being prepared for the coroner.
It is believed to be the first death by Taser in the ACT.
Currently not all ACT Policing officers carry Tasers, but the Government is moving to increase their usage, aiming for all officers to be equipped within four years.
In 2014, then-assistant commissioner Rudi Lammers denied Tasers were being overused by ACT police, especially during mental health incidents.
Larakia Street has been closed to traffic for hours and police are continuing to direct traffic away from the area.
Forensic officers are inside the home collecting evidence as part of the investigation.
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