SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Sept. 17, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TASER International, Inc. (Nasdaq:TASR), the market leader in advanced electronic control devices (ECDs) issued the following NEWS Alert:
According to an article in the September 16, 2008 edition of the Traverse City Record-Eagle entitled "Police Taser man attempting suicide," a 62-year-old Michigan man is alive today thanks to the ability of police to use a TASER(r) ECD to safely prevent him from taking his own life.
The article indicated that on Saturday, September 13, Traverse City police responded to a 911 call from a man threatening to kill himself with a knife. Upon arrival, police found the man seated in a chair with the knife pressed to his chest. As the man began to press the knife into his chest, the officers deployed a TASER device to incapacitate him and disarm him.
The man was admitted to the hospital for medical treatment of a minor stab wound and psychological evaluation.
The complete story is available at: http://www.record-eagle.com/archivesearch/local_story_260093720.html
This information was compiled through publicly available media reports and distributed by TASER International, Inc. of Scottsdale Arizona.
TASER International disclaims any responsibility for the accuracy of the media. The reports are the sole responsibility of the attributed media source.
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