TASER(R) Ends Eight Hour Armed Standoff

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TASER International, Inc. (NASDAQ:TASRE), a market leader in advanced electronic control devices released the following News Alert:

According to news reports from The Courier-Journal, an armed gunman was subdued with a TASER and arrested by Louisville Metro Police after an eight hour standoff.  No injuries or hostages resulted from the altercation.

Police were called to a residence in the 5800 block of Hornbeam Lane in Pleasure Ridge Park on Saturday afternoon after shots were fired at a local residence.  The suspect had an argument with a female friend who was believed to have been the target for the shots.  The female was able to flee the house unharmed.

At 9:40 p.m. the suspect, Richard Fisher, was hit with a TASER and taken into custody before being sent to University Hospital.

This information was compiled through publicly-available media reports and distributed by Dittus Communications, Inc. of Washington, D.C.

TASER International, Inc. and Dittus Communications, Inc. disclaim any responsibility for the accuracy of the media reports which are the sole responsibility of the attributed media source.

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DATASOURCE: TASER International, Inc.



CONTACT:  Jennifer Burke, [phone], for TASER International, Inc.



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