Taser fails versus armed shoplifter

This footage from 22 February 2026 comes courtesy of the Orange County Sheriff's Department in Orlando, Florida. A masked man armed with a knife was observed shoplifting a whole cart's worth of items. When a Deputy intercepted him, he was noncompliant to commands, at which point the deputy discharged his TASER. Unfortunately, the TASER did not have a discernable effect, which allowed the suspect to reach for his knife. Because of the imminent lethal threat, the Deputy opened fire. Although the suspect, identified as one Jason Beal, survived his non-life-threatening injuries, viewer discretion remains advised.