Teenager Dies After Police In Charlotte Use Taser

A teenager died after police used a Taser on him inside a grocery store in northeast Charlotte.Charlotte-Mecklenburg police homicide detectives said they will investigate why police used the Taser on 17-year-old Darryl Turner Thursday afternoon.His mother, Tammi Fontenot, told Eyewitness News, "I want answers. I want to know why. I just want to know why.

Police said an argument escalated between Turner and one of his supervisors at a Food Lion on Prosperity Church Road. Officers said the teen assaulted a store manager by throwing an object after officers arrived on scene.Police released a statement reading, "[Turner] was highly agitated and refused all verbal commands and begin walking toward the officer." At that point, the officer used his Taser on Turner.

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