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In a shocking development, inventer of the taser is dead
"LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jack Cover, who invented the Taser stun gun now used by thousands of police agencies as a better way to subdue suspects, has died. He was 88.
Cover, who had Alzheimer's disease, died of pneumonia Saturday at Golden Coast Senior Living in Mission Viejo, according to a statement from Taser International, the Scottsdale, Ariz.-based company that now makes the stun gun.
Rick Smith, Taser International's chief executive, called Cover "one of the most influential inventors of modern times."
"LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jack Cover, who invented the Taser stun gun now used by thousands of police agencies as a better way to subdue suspects, has died. He was 88.
Cover, who had Alzheimer's disease, died of pneumonia Saturday at Golden Coast Senior Living in Mission Viejo, according to a statement from Taser International, the Scottsdale, Ariz.-based company that now makes the stun gun.
Rick Smith, Taser International's chief executive, called Cover "one of the most influential inventors of modern times."
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