WASHINGTON, March 16, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- TASER International, Inc. (Nasdaq:TASR), a market leader in advanced electronic control devices, released the following News Alert:
According to news reports from Illinois' 1350 WJBD AM, Salem Police were called to the scene of an armed standoff inside a residence on Chatham Drive at about 3 a.m. on Wednesday morning. A man had barricaded himself inside the home and was threatening to shoot an automatic weapon. Police were initially called to the scene in regard to a domestic disturbance between the man and his wife.
Salem Police called in SWAT officers as well as the Marion County Sheriff's Department over the course of the standoff. A TASER(R) device was used to incapacitate the man when he charged towards them once they forced into the residence.
The standoff ended just before 6 a.m. and the man was taken to Salem Township Hospital for mental evaluation. No criminal charges are being pursued.
This information was compiled through publicly available media reports and distributed by Dittus Communications, Inc. of Washington, D.C.
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