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A man arrested in a domestic violence case early Thursday morning suddenly stopped breathing after being Tasered and bit by a sheriff's dog, deputies reported. Handcuffs were removed from the man, and attempts were made to save his life, but he died a short time later at Kern Medical Center, deputies said. The incident happened at about 12:15 a.m. in the 900 block of Feliz Drive in southeast Bakersfield. A woman flagged down a deputy at East Belle Terrace and Union Avenue where she reported she was the victim of domestic violence, Senior Deputy Michael Whorf said. She said the man was at 903 Feliz Drive. Deputies went there and the man resisted arrest, Whorf said. Deputies struck the man with a Taser, and a sheriff's dog big him on his lower leg, Whorf said. The man was then handcuffed. Deputies then noticed he had difficulty breathing. Further information will be available later today. The names and ages of the man and woman were not immediately available. HERES THE...
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