Following a public outcry and the circulation of a video on the Internet and cable news stations of a streaker getting tasered at the Sonic Bloom Festival in Georgetown last weekend, police say they will immediately investigate the excessive force allegations.
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Scenes from the 2012 Sonic Bloom Festival at Shadows Ranch in Georgetown, Colo. Photos by Avi Gallant of theuntz.com.
Update: Police launch excessive force investigation in streaker tasing, identify dead man
A number of disasters marred the Sonic Bloom Festival on Sunday in Georgetown, including one death, power outages and a SWAT response to angry concertgoers.
Early Sunday morning on the final day of the electronic music festival, a man was found dead in a tent inside the festival campgrounds, according to festival spokeswoman Ami Heinrich. The cause of death is unknown and festival organizers are awaiting an autopsy. At this point, Heinrich said there is no reason to believe drugs were involved. The man was found in a stranger’s tent without any form of identification and had been dead for many hours when responders arrived, Heinrich said. She added festival organizers were notified around 9 a.m.
In response to the death, Sonic Bloom staff organized a “ceremony and prayer in regards to the community loss,” Heinrich said. About 400-500 people came together for a group hug and to “celebrate the life of the unknown concertgoer.”
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