ANAHEIM – A 32-year-old man who went into cardiac arrest after police used a stun gun on him and who later was placed in a medically induced coma died Sunday, his family’s lawyer said.

Fermin Vincent Valenzuela of Anaheim, a former landscaper, died around 2:30 p.m. at West Anaheim Medical Center, said Garo Mardirossian, the family’s attorney.

Mardirossian declined to provide details about the family’s decision to take Valenzuela off life support and said questions would be addressed during a news conference scheduled for today in Los Angeles.

“There was no brain activity,” said Patricia Gonzalez, Valenzuela’s ex-wife, with whom he has two children. “We were just holding his body back. He was already gone.”

Anaheim police officers responded July 2 to a call about a suspicious man who had followed a woman to her home in the 2600 block of West Broadway Avenue, said Sgt. Daron Wyatt last week.

The officers found Valenzuela there, and he “used physical force to push” the officers, Wyatt said.

The officers used a stun gun on Valenzuela, causing him to go into cardiac arrest. The officers tried life-saving measures and called paramedics.

“While any loss of life is a tragedy,” Anaheim Police Chief Raul Quezada said in a statement, “the death of Mr. Valenzuela while in our custody is particularly impactful and I express my sincere condolences to the family.”

Gonzalez said last week that her ex-husband was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and had been on and off medication for years. Recently, Valenzuela had been unemployed and homeless. Gonzalez added that he was a caring father.

“I think he was off his medication,” she said. “He just sort of drifts away when he’s in a depression.”

The Orange County District Attorney’s Office is reviewing what happened between Valenzuela and the police.

The officers involved were wearing body cameras and the Police Department gave the video files to the District Attorney’s Office.

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