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Part of situation: Palo Alto police Taser use of force incident (2 clusters)

Palo Alto police Taser incident results in fractured neck vertebra

Palo Alto Police Department Stanford Shopping Center use of force Taser incident Assembly Bill 748

A man suffered a fractured vertebra in his neck after being tased by a police officer at the Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, California. The incident occurred on July 19 following an argument between the man, a security guard, and an officer.

Video footage released by the Palo Alto Police Department shows the officer warning the man that he would be tased before firing the device into his chest. The man collapsed to the ground and remained face down for approximately three minutes before being handcuffed. He was subsequently transported to a hospital where the neck injury was identified.

The man has been charged with trespassing, drug possession, and resisting arrest. City Manager Ed Shikada informed the City Council that the individual later apologized for his conduct. The city’s police auditor is expected to review the officer’s use of force. The release of the video follows California’s Assembly Bill 748, which mandates the disclosure of footage when an officer’s use of force results in great bodily injury.

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Ed Shikada · Palo Alto · Palo Alto Police Department · Stanford Shopping Center

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Palo Alto mall menace is zapped with Taser before face planting and breaking his neck [offthepress.com]
Palo Alto Mall Suspect Tased, Falls and Suffers Neck Injury [internewscast.com]
Palo Alto mall menace is zapped with Taser before face planting and breaking his neck [nypost.com]