Baltimore, Maryland
April 24, 2007
Agencies: Baltimore Police Department Maryland
Cause of death: Taser
Last updated: over 3 years ago
Uywanda Peterson died after being tasered by police, who she attacked as they were conducting a drug investigation. She was unarmed during the incident. She collapsed shortly after officers shocked her in the chest, and she went into cardiac arrest. Peterson was pronounced dead 45 minutes later.