Fort Worth (Tex.) Star-Telegram
FORT WORTH - Police shot and killed a man they were trying to subdue with a Taser on Sunday night after the electronic stunning device didn’t discharge.
The incident began when officers were called to a house in the 4800 block of Southridge Terrace in southwest Fort Worth about 9:15 p.m. over a domestic disturbance, according to Lt. Jesse Hernandez.
Gary Elsotz, 32, had been having an argument with his mother at the residence, police said. He went into his room with a steak knife and reportedly threatened to kill himself. Three officers entered the room and tried to subdue him with the Taser, which uses darts to stun the target.
The Taser did not fire. The man screamed and charged at the officers with a knife, Hernandez said. One of the officers fired twice, hitting the suspect in the chest. He was taken by ambulance to John Peter Smith Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
No one else was injured.