Oregon police defend Taser attack on 87-year-old gun woman

Police in Oregon have defended using a stun gun on an 87-year-old woman who died an hour later.

Police in Oregon have defended using a stun gun on an 87-year-old woman who died an hour later.

Phyllis Owens died after sheriff’s deputies closed in on her as she reached for a handgun, an officer said.

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