Cop’s Kid Critically Tased Over Broken Window
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on September 16th, 2014 11:08 pm by HL
Cop’s Kid Critically Tased Over Broken Window
Family and friends are questioning the use of force by Independence police after a struggle with an officer sent a 17-year-old, Bryce Masters to the hospital. The officer used a stun gun on the teenager who is now in critical condition. They are cooling his body to try and reduce swelling that may have been caused by hitting his head on the concrete or losing oxygen for a long period of time. Police say the officer did what he had to do to protect himself because the teen began to struggle with the officer. However, witnesses describe a different scene. “The cop was like, ‘you want to mess with me,’ and pulled out his Taser and tased him. I thought he shot him. Then he pulled him out of the car handcuffed him and drug him around the car,” witness Michelle Baker said. Masters’ father is an officer with the Kansas City Police Department.