'He was so loved': Mother grieves loss of man who died after Raleigh officers used Taser on him

On Tuesday, the man's mother, Sonya Williams, said her son Darryl Williams was the man who died. He was 32 and lived in Raleigh.

"He had so many friends," Sonya Williams said of her late son. "[He was] loved by so many."

Raleigh police have not confirmed the man's name as of Tuesday evening.

Raleigh Police Chief Estella Patterson said the incident began around 2 a.m. Tuesday outside a sweepstakes parlor on Rock Quarry Road near Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard when police approached a suspicious vehicle.

"During [the] course of [the] investigation, a decision was made to make an arrest," Patterson said. "[Then,] the subject ran from officers.

"During that time, officers tried to get the individual in custody. He resisted, and a Taser was deployed."

Patterson said the man ran into the woods.

"Officers were then able to get the individual into custody and handcuffed, where he later became unresponsive," Patterson said. "Our officers did provide life-saving measures, and EMS was called.

"The individual was transported to the hospital, where he later died."

No shots were fired, according to the police.

Patterson said six officers were involved in the incident. The officers are on administrative leave, which Patterson said is standard procedure when there is an officer-involved shooting or in-custody death.

The State Bureau of Investigation is taking over the investigation.

"Raleigh police will also do a ... separate investigation to make sure policies and procedures were followed," Patterson said.

Patterson said police will also provide a five-day report to the city manager's office.

"I will tell you anytime there is a loss of life its taken very seriously by the department," Patterson said. "We will ensure a full investigation will happen."

WRAL News was told Supreme Sweepstakes customers were told to stay indoors during the incident. They were not able to go out to their cars in the parking lot, sources said.

There were about 10 police SUVs at the scene, and crime-scene tape was blocking the strip mall and nearby gas station. Five evidence markers were in the parking lot.

WRAL News is working to learn more about what happened.

The State Department of Public Safety defines in-custody death as:

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