Expert reacts: How a Taser could be mistaken for a firearm
The death of Duante Wright is sparking protests and outrage nationwide, and leading many to ponder one important question: How could that officer not know she had a gun in her hand, and not the non-lethal taser? While extremely rare, incidents like this one have happened before. The Associated Press reports there have been at least nine cases documented between 2001 and 2012. "If you look at a lot of SWAT-operator folks, they normally wear their Taser on their thighs and firearm on their hip. While you’re still using muscle memory, you're going to reach deeper down to grab the Taser than higher up," explained Peter Massey, a teacher in the criminology department at USF St. Petersburg. More: https://www.fox13news.com/news/expert... FOX 13 Tampa Bay brings you the important videos like breaking news, Tampa Bay weather, and local stories. But also plenty of fun stuff, like #WeLiveHere tips, the best of our archives, and all those 'only-in-Florida' stories. Subscribe to FOX 13 News: https://www.youtube.com/FOX13TampaBay... Watch more FOX 13 News video: https://fox13news.com/ Watch FOX 13 News live: https://fox13news.com/live Download our app: https://fox13news.onelink.me/Sd7G?pid... Get our newsletter: https://www.fox13news.com/email
