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Greenfield police officers cleared in man's death

Greenfield police officers cleared in man's death
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GREENFIELD, Ind. -- Two Greenfield police officers were cleared of wrongdoing in the death of an Indianapolis man they shot with a Taser.

Chief Jeff Rasche confirms that Sgt. Rod Vawter and Patrolman Dillon Silver have returned to duty.

The officers responded in May to a report of an intoxicated man lying in the grass in the 800 block of S. State Street.

But authorities say Douglas Wiggington, 48, put up a fight when contacted by police, so they shot him with a Taser during a scuffle.

Wiggington began having medical problems and was given Narcan then CPR, police said.

Officials say multiple factors contributed to his death, including medical problems and "acute cocaine and methamphetamine intoxication."

The officers were exonerated by an internal investigation by the Greenfield Police Department, as well as a separate probe by state officials, which was reviewed by the Hancock County Prosecutor's Office.