Seattle officer in fatal shooting: ‘I don’t have a Taser’

SEATTLE — A Seattle police officer involved in a fatal shooting asked his partner to use a stun gun on the woman authorities say was brandishing a knife, but police audio transcripts show the other officer said: “I don’t have a Taser.”

Family members have questioned why police didn’t use nonlethal options when they knew Lyles had been struggling with mental health issues.

According to the transcript, Lyles also said “Get ready (expletive).”

Lyles’ killing came less than two weeks after authorities say she threatened officers with long metal shears when they responded to a domestic disturbance at her home.

On Sunday, near the beginning of the roughly four-minute police audio recording and before they reach the apartment, the officers discussed a “safety caution” about the address stemming from the previous law enforcement interaction with the woman.

The officers talk about the woman previously waving large metal shears and trying to prevent officers from leaving her apartment, and making “weird statements” about her and her daughter turning into wolves.