Taser Coverage

Family of Darryl Williams retains lawyer Ben Crump

Darryl Williams died on Jan. 17 about an hour after Raleigh police officers deployed a Taser on him.

WRAL Staff

'Is he breathing?' Body cam footage provides insight into Darryl Williams' arrest, death

The video of a man's chase and arrest by Raleigh police outside a sweepstakes parlor in January was released Friday afternoon, providing insight into the final moments of his life before he died in police custody.

WRAL staff

Body cam video of Darryl Williams' arrest, death to be released Friday

Darryl Williams died after police used a Taser three times on him, outside a sweepstakes parlor on Rock Quarry Road.

WRAL staff

In Depth with Dan Haggerty: Should police carry defibrillators?

Darryl Williams died in the custody of Raleigh police. In the wake of his death, WRAL anchor/reporter Dan Haggerty asks whether police should carry automated external defibrillators (AEDs).

Daryl Williams' family responds to death from RPD encounter

The family of Darryl Williams, the man who died in the custody of Raleigh police, announced a list of demands to the Raleigh police department on Tuesday morning.

'Darryl Williams should not be dead': Family, activists voice pain from Raleigh man's fatal encounter with RPD

The family of Darryl Williams, the man who died in the custody of Raleigh police, announced a list of demands for the police department on Tuesday morning days after his death summoned controversy in the community.

Michael Grace, WRAL multimedia journalist

RPD report: Taser used 3 times on man who tried to escape arrest

A five-day report released Monday states Darryl Williams, who died Jan. 17 while police officers were attempting to take him into custody, yelled that he had a heart condition as a Taser was used to detain him.

Multiple Taser shocks not 'inappropriate,' law enforcement expert says after Raleigh man shocked, dies during arrest

A five-day report released Monday details the arrest of Darryl Williams, who died Jan. 17 while police officers were attempting to take him into custody.

Chelsea Donovan, WRAL reporter

Mother desperate for answers after son dies in custody of Raleigh police

Sonya Williams, mourning the death of her only son, is desperate for answers to her questions: Why did her son have a Taser used on him? Was he shocked too many times? Did police really need to use the Taser?

'Outlet to heal': Community gathers at vigil for man who died in Raleigh police custody

Family members, friends and community activists are gathering to mourn Darryl Williams, who died in police custody,

Chelsea Donovan, WRAL reporter

Family identifies man who died in Raleigh police custody

The man's mother, Sonya Williams, said her son Darryl Williams was the man who died. He was 32 and lived in Raleigh.

'He was so loved': Mother grieves loss of man who died after Raleigh officers used Taser on him

The man's mother, Sonya Williams, said her son Darryl Williams was the man who died. He was 32 and lived in Raleigh. Six officers were involved in the incident, according to Raleigh Police Chief Estella Patterson.

Chelsea Donovan, WRAL reporter and Nia Harden, WRAL reporter

In his second arrest on the same day, video shows a man hit by a Raleigh police cruiser, shocked by Taser

Videocaptured by bystander Brandon Edwards shows Lance Mitchell Scott running from Raleigh police. It shows when a responding Raleigh police cruiser hit Scott, he keeps running and is shocked by a Taser deployed by an officer.

Joe Fisher, WRAL reporter

Dramatic video of arrest by Raleigh police caught on camera

Videocaptured by bystander Brandon Edwards shows Lance Mitchell Scott running from Raleigh police. It shows when a responding Raleigh police cruiser hit Scott, he keeps running and is shocked by a Taser deployed by an officer.

Police confusing firearms for stun guns: How often does it happen?

Brooklyn Center police say that the officer did not intend to fatally shoot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop. Based on the officer's body camera footage, the police chief said he believes the officer meant to use a stun gun, a weapon that deploys bursts of electricity, not one that discharges bullets.

Miriam Valverde, PolitiFact reporter

Daunte Wright's family speaks out after officer says she mistook taser for gun

Wright was killed by police after an officer claims she meant to only use her taser.

How Could the Police Have Mistaken a Gun for a Taser?

The chief of police for Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, where Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, was fatally shot by a white officer Sunday, said Monday that the shooting was an accident. The officer, Kimberly A. Potter, a 26-year veteran of the force, had intended to deploy her Taser, the chief said at a news conference, but had shot her service pistol instead.

Shawn Hubler and Jeremy White, New York Times

Ex-Kenly officer pleads guilty in man's Taser death

Eight months after a Princeton man died after being zapped with a stun gun, a Kenly police officer involved in the incident is off the job.

New device allows restraint without lethal force

Local law enforcement agencies including Raleigh Police Department and Wake County Sheriff's Office are considering a new, non-lethal crime fighting device called the Bola Wrap.

Wake County Sheriff's Office tests new, painless restraining device

The Wake County Sheriff's Office is testing a new device Tuesday that can restrain suspects without pain.

Kasey Cunningham, WRAL reporter

Wake sheriff phasing out stun guns as part of revised policies

The Wake County Sheriff's Office is no longer issuing stun guns to new deputies as it adjusts its use-of-force policy, officials said Tuesday.

Sloane Heffernan, WRAL anchor/reporter

Family: Police tasered 87-year-old grandma

Her family says 87-year-old Martha Al-Bishara was using a small knife to cut flowers when confronted by police officers, and she didn't understand their commands due to limited English.

Police use taser on 11-year-old girl

A mom says it's ridiculous police used a taser on her 11-year-old girl, but some say it's not that simple.

Police: Suspects used stun gun during Durham robbery

Authorities are investigating after a stun was used during a Monday robbery in Durham.

Janine Bowen, WRAL.com editor