15 Year old, involved in loud argument and altercation, stunned to death as police "break-up" fight.
Saginaw News reports
State police have launched an investigation into the death of a teen whom police Tased.
Saginaw News reports
State police have launched an investigation into the death of a teen whom police Tased.
The 15-year-old died about 3:40 a.m. Sunday after Bay City police used a stun gun to subdue him at an apartment on South Catherine near East John.
Neighbors summoned authorities to quell a large fight, police said.
When officers arrived, neighbors directed them to an apartment where they found two people arguing.
Officers' attempts to diffuse the situation failed, police said.
Police say they used the stun gun after the teen tried to fight with them and others in the apartment.
Authorities have not released the name of the teen or the officer who deployed the stun gun.
They are way more dangerous than regular guns, that are fired in extreme situations only. As long as tasers are conceived as safe, non lethal weapons people will continue to die. And while it is right that everybody breaking the law should be judged and punished if found guilty, killing people on the streets with electric shocks seems a little bit excessive...When did the taser go from being a defensive weapon to a torture device to compel compliance?