Man dies after police stand-off in Frankston North

A man who was tasered and hit with bean bag rounds during a three-hour stand-off with police at a property southeast of Melbourne has died in hospital.

A 46-year-old man has died in hospital following an incident in Frankston North this week. Picture: Tony Gough

A man has died after being tasered and hit with bean bag rounds by police at Frankston North on Thursday.

The 46-year-old had been at the centre of a three-hour stand-off at a property in Hickory Crescent which began at 4.40pm on Thursday.

Police had descended on the property in what they described as “an active investigation.”

A Victoria Police statement said the man had barricaded himself inside the home and members of the critical incident response team were called in to negotiate.

At 8pm police officers tried to enter the property.

A 46-year-old man has died in hospital following an incident in Frankston North this week. Picture: Tony Gough

The Frankston North man barricaded himself inside the house about 4.40pm before being tasered and shot with bean bag rounds. Picture: Tony Gough

The statement said the man was allegedly “armed with knives and in an agitated state”.

They again tried to negotiate, without success.

“The man was confrontational and as a result, he was tasered multiple times to no avail and subsequently flexible baton rounds were used,” the statement said.

The man was then provided with immediate medical care when he appeared to become unresponsive during his arrest.

The man was taken to hospital in a critical condition, where he remained on Friday.

Police on Saturday morning confirmed the man had died in hospital.

No one else was in the property at the time of the incident and no one else was injured.

Homicide Squad detectives will prepare a report for the coroner, which is standard procedure following a death in custody.

The investigation will be oversighted by Professional Standards Command.