An intense police response to a domestic dispute in Alpharetta resulted in officers using a Taser on an armed man, local authorities report. The incident unfolded at a residence on Woodland Lane on Saturday afternoon, as confirmed by the Alpharetta Police Department. Both Fox 5 Atlanta and Atlanta News First provided their accounts of the event, highlighting the tension that escalated into the deployment of non-lethal force.
Per statements published by Fox 5 Atlanta, authorities arrived on scene around 2:11 p.m. and made contact with the suspect, who was in the midst of a domestic altercation and visibly armed with a rifle. The presence of the weapon led two officers to fire their guns, although the suspect was not hit. Subsequently, the officers resorted to utilizing a Taser to subdue the individual…