GASTONIA, N.C. — Authorities in Gastonia used a Taser to subdue a man they said cut another man with a broken bottle.
The takedown happened Tuesday on East Ozark Avenue in Gastonia.
With police shootings getting more attention, officers are working on more ways to stop a suspect without being seriously injured.
Deputies also use other nonlethal approaches like using a rifle that shoots bean bags.
“(To) prevent putting our officers in situations where they have no resort,” Lincoln County sheriff’s Deputy John Brown said.
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“Lethal force is our last option,” Brown said.
The suspect and victim were taken to a hospital and are expected to be OK.