Woman Dies After Police Shoot Her With Taser

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Police Sunday identified a woman who died after being shot with a Taser weapon as 35-year-old Milisha Thompson. Police Lieutenant Don Holland says Thompson scuffled with police who

Sunday, May 20th 2007, 3:24 pm

By: News On 6


OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Police Sunday identified a woman who died after being shot with a Taser weapon as 35-year-old Milisha Thompson. Police Lieutenant Don Holland says Thompson scuffled with police who were called to the Oklahoma City Rescue Mission about 5:20 Saturday night to a report of drug dealing.

He says the woman assaulted the officers and a struggle ensued before she was handcuffed.

After being handcuffed for several minutes, officers noticed Thompson was unresponsive and began to administer CPR.

She was taken to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
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