EVERETT, Wash. (AP) – The family of a man who died during a struggle with law enforcement officers on the Tulalip Indian Reservation has filed a lawsuit against the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office.

The Daily Herald reports the wrongful death suit was filed Thursday on behalf of Cecil Lacy Jr.’s wife and daughter.

An autopsy determined the 50-year-old Lacy died of a heart attack while struggling with two tribal officers and a sheriff’s deputy last year.

Lacy had been taking a walk when police say they tried to get him off the road because it wasn’t safe. They say Lacy resisted and struggled with them before they shocked him with a stun gun.

The lawsuit says Lacy had a history of mental illness and police should’ve recognized his symptoms of “excited delirium.”

The county said Tuesday it would review the complaint when it received it.

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Information from: The Daily Herald, http://www.heraldnet.com