WTHR |Man dies after being stunned with Taser

Man dies after being stunned with Taser

Indianapolis - Two Metro Police officers are on administrative duty while the department investigates the death of a man stunned by a Taser.

Officers responded to a call of a disturbance at the O'Charley's restaurant at 5130 West 38th Street around 10:45 p.m Friday. Police say there were reports of a man threatening patrons with a gun inside the restaurant. When officers arrived, the man's friend, identified as 35-year-old Henry Bryant, became physically involved with the officers, forcing officers to pull their Taser guns.

After presumably giving all warnings to Bryant, an officer fired a Taser at him. After securing Bryant, officers noticed he was having difficulty breathing and called for medics and administered CPR while waiting for an ambulance to arrive.

"The officers participate in this training to carry the weapon and they feel the effects of this weapon," said IMPD Sgt. Paul Thompson. "So, for us to use this on our own people as a part of training, we're pretty confident that it's a safe weapon. This is just a very unusual circumstance."

Bryant was transported to Methodist Hospital in critical condition, where he died a short time later.