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I didn't think I had my gun. I remember the pop. It wasn't very loud. It wasn't like a gunshot, and I remember wondering what went wrong with the Taser. JOHANNES MEHSERLE, a police officer in Oakland.
Friday, Jun. 25, 2010

Open quoteI didn't think I had my gun. I remember the pop ... It wasn't like a gunshot, and I remember wondering what went wrong with the Taser. Close quote

  • JOHANNES MEHSERLE,
  • a police officer in Oakland, Calif., who testified on Friday that he killed a man named Oscar Grant by mistake; he said he was trying to subdue Grant with a Taser
Photo: Cathleen Allison / AP | Source: SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE