ATLANTA -- After an inmate who was pepper-sprayed and tased died in the Fulton County jail, 11Alive is taking closer look at the jail's policies. Authorities arrested 32-year-old Antonio May on Sept.

Few residents may know it, but Fargo police officers have shot more than 20 people this year. The fallout has been nearly nonexistent because of the choice of weapon in each case. Tasers, first ...

Although many studies have shown over the years that TASER guns used by law enforcement agencies are safe to use on combative suspects, a new report reveals that these electrical stun may not be as ...

Two small darts pierce your skin, and you immediately lose control of your body. As 50,000 volts of electric current courses through you, pain shoots up your back, and your brain feels like it’s ...

That’s how the Pierre Police Department described an incident several days ago where an officer fired his Taser at an 8-year-old girl after receiving a report that she had stabbed herself in the leg ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — “I want your viewers to know we don’t shoot to kill. The Fort Wayne Police Department has never shot to kill; it’s to stop a threat.” Capt. Juan Barrientes, director of ...

Taking a Taser shot to the chest is no more dangerous than to other body parts, a Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center study has found. However, the study is unlikely to change how law-enforcement ...

A pilot programme was launched on Thursday to equip 128 uniformed gardaí with the weapons to evaluate their use in advance of ...

The shock can cause muscles to seize up and induce temporary memory loss.