Spleen Injury Was Cause of Death, Not Stun Gun

A lacerated spleen was the cause of death to a 61-year-old man and not the employment of a stun gun that had been utilized on the man hours beforehand.

It was found that the injury could have originated from a trauma such as a stab wound or fall, or from a degenerative disease.

Police had initially been searching for the 61-year-old after he dropped his girlfriend off at a nearby hospital due to a head wound. It was reported that the man had in fact hit his girlfriend in the head producing a tear the demanded stitches.

In the early hours of the morning an officer on duty noticed the man downtown. Even though the suspect had pulled his car over, he quickly left his car fleeing on foot. Shortly afterwards he was caught where the stun gun device was employed on him for a five second shock after resisting an officer’s commands.

As police brought him into custody he continued to struggle and was soon taken to a hospital to receive treatment for a cut he had received in the incident. Around 5:20 a.m., the 61-year-old man was pronounced dead.

As a result, a police investigation was underway into the cause of his death. It wasn’t long however before family members voiced their concern that officers had operated too much force when the stun gun weapon was employed. However an autopsy found that the man had in fact died as a result of a lacerated spleen.

When it comes to self defense devices such as these the employment of them when a death is caused produces an extreme amount of hostility from the public and those affected. However it’s important to realize that while deaths have occurred as a result, that isn’t to say that the stun gun devices employed are the cause.

After all numerous reports have been undertaken showing the effectiveness of the devices, and the good they have achieved at helping to bring justice to those who require it.

Only further understanding into these tools will fully show individuals that they have been employed for bettering public safety, not to cause deaths.