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| Man bursts into flames after being shot by a taser gun |
| 2007-06-20 |
| Police are investigating the firey death of a man who burst into flames after dousing himself in petrol and then being shot with a taser gun. Officers used the gun after the man had poured gasoline over himself. Juan Flores Lopez, 47, died on Tuesday at a hospital in Texas. Police initially used pepper spray when they tried to take Lopez into custody. Then they used the Taser. Some stun guns emit an electric spark when they deliver the jolt of electricity. The Texas Rangers were also investigating whether a lighter that was on the porch could have contributed to the fire. "We don't know what ignited the fire," police said. No one else was injured in the confrontation. It was unclear whether Lopez had been charged with anything. Two of his sons who live nearby said their father had been threatening for months to burn himself and his house. His wife was seeking a divorce and he did not want to have to leave the house, the sons said. |
| Posted by:Delphi |
| #5 Next the anti-police loons will be demanding that cops carry super soakers for cases like this. I'd rather see the police get issued personal six-packs of beer to help prepare them for any "firefighting" that comes up. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-06-20 20:18 |
| #4 Next the anti-police loons will be demanding that cops carry super soakers for cases like this. |
| Posted by: Grumenk Philalzabod0723 2007-06-20 19:42 |
| #3 As a child I was scared to death after reading Charles Fort's reports of spontaneous combustion. Article brings back bad memories... |
| Posted by: borgboy2001 2007-06-20 19:27 |
| #2 Did the rangers ever consider that a taser was like a sparkplug in their cars. Even more that sparkplugs ignite the fuel air mixture in their pistons? Huh! |
| Posted by: 3dc 2007-06-20 17:55 |
| #1 Surely one for the Darwin Awards. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2007-06-20 16:05 |