Police Taser incident against former KMOJ DJ ruled homicide

In December, we reported on the death of popular KMOJ DJ Quincy Smith. Smith, known as "Q the Blacksmith" on air, died after police used a Taser gun on him during an altercation. Police arrived after they received a report that Smith, 24, was threatening his girlfriend with a gun.  More from the Star Tribune:

The cause of death released by the medical examiner Wednesday was "cardiorespiratory arrest complicating physical exertion with law enforcement subdual and restraint." While the manner of death was listed as homicide, medical examiner Andrew Baker cautioned that the definition of homicide is not tantamount to murder. "In the medical examiner world, it simply means that other people were involved in the individual's death," he said. "It doesn't imply that it was murder or malfeasance or acting outside the scope of professional conduct." 

The medical examiner's release did not say whether the Taser shock was a factor in Smith's death. 

Baker said that he could not comment on whether Smith had drugs or alcohol in his system, but said that all factors in Smith's death were listed in the official cause of death.

The case has now been forwarded to the Hennepin County attorney's office for investigation and the attorney's office won't comment on ongoing cases.