Edward “Eddie” Buckner

Less-than-lethal force

Edward Buckner died after being tasered by police. A witness described seeing Buckner appearing weak and having difficulty standing as he was escorted by two people out of the hospital, but police say he was combative, when they arrived, and they tasered him three times. The witness refuted the officers' statements, saying she never saw Buckner put up a fight, argue, or get combative with the officers. She says she also never saw anyone check Buckner's medical condition after the incident. He died the next day from what an autopsy says was natural causes. While Buckner was shocked by a Erlanger hospital security guard, former Chattanooga Police Officer Matthew Shane Webb, Hamilton County Sheriff's Office deputies were present.