Police investigate stun gun use on woman who fled hospital

 

December 7, 2017



PITTSBURGH (AP) — University of Pittsburgh police say they are investigating the use of a stun gun to incapacitate a patient who escaped from an area hospital.

WTAE-TV aired video that shows university police using a stun gun on a woman who escaped from UPMC Presbyterian hospital Monday night. University spokesman Joe Miksch says "officers did deploy a Taser to assist in the apprehension of a person who fled from UPMC Presbyterian." He told the Post-Gazette the woman had jumped into a pond and then started running against traffic on a busy road. He says officers were concerned for her safety....



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