Less than a week after a Connecticut man died in police custody after being shot with a Taser gun, another man has died in a West Babylon prison shortly after police deployed a Taser on him, CBS reports. Daniel McDonnell began "acting irrationally" on Friday morning in his cell, so police shot him with what is supposed to be a nonlethal weapon. After suffering "respiratory distress," the 40-year-old died at the hospital. more ›

In a scene that is becoming frighteningly familiar, a Connecticut man died early Sunday morning after being shot by a police officer's Taser. The man, whose name hasn't been released, was unruly and "causing a disturbance" at Saint Mary's Hospital in Waterbury, was arrested and placed into the back of a police car where he "continued to act belligerent." more ›

After an emotionally disturbed man fell to his death after being Tasered by the police, the NYPD's entire Emergency Service Unit will "undergo retraining" on using the stun gun. The NYPD admitted the fatal incident seemed to violate department rules, since the police didn't try to break the fall of Inman Morales who was on a building ledge (ESU did call for an airbag, but it hadn't arrived yet). A new commanding officer--Deputy Chief James Molloy--is taking over ESU (a deputy inspector had been the acting head). Additionally, the NYPD may create a database so they'll know if they've responded to a previous incident with an emotional disturbed person at that address; each day, the police respond to almost 200 EDP calls. more ›