As police in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson seek alternatives to the sort of lethal force that led to Michael Brown’s death, they’re testing a new device that attaches to a handgun barrel and turns a bullet into a projectile intended to stun but not kill.
Mayor James Knowles III says a few Ferguson officers will test the device, known as the Alternative, at a shooting range Thursday. But Knowles says the department is early in the evaluation stage and the city has not decided whether to purchase the device.
