Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Fullerton police officer killed a man while using so-called less-lethal munitions. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times) In the dark ...

Launchers that shoot ‘bullet-like missiles’, chemical irritants and stinger grenades: experts say these weapons can cause serious injury or even death. But they are deployed by police against crowds w ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — In the moments after East Lansing police officer shot Isaiah Kirby to the ground, an officer shouted a command: “Go less lethal.” There is now a growing controversy over ...

Police agencies are expanding less-lethal options from TASERs to specialized shotguns, but evolving tools, training demands and equipment load continue to shape what officers actually carry and use.

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — In the moments after East Lansing police officer shot Isaiah Kirby to the ground, an officer shouted a command: “Go less lethal.” There is now a growing controversy over ...