Arizona police TASER and arrest parents after they tried to enter locked-down school to protect their children
EL MIRAGE, ARIZONA: Three parents in Arizona were arrested after they tried to enter a locked-down elementary school to protect their children after it was reported that an armed man was trying to enter the building on Friday morning, August 12. Officers in El Mirage, Arizona, allegedly subdued two parents using a Taser gun while they were helping a third person whose handgun fell to the ground as he was being taken into custody outside Thompson Ranch Elementary School. One of the parents had to be taken to a local hospital for treatment for Taser injuries.
At the time of the altercation, officers had said that there was no longer any threat and that a "suspicious package" had been removed. They confirmed that the package was free of explosives. At the time, the police were working to reunite parents with their children, Lt. Jimmy Chavez said in a statement. Other outraged parents have now demanded that police drop any charges the three parents might face.