ST. LOUIS (AP) — The family of a 3-year-old killed  in a northern Missouri house fire says it is outraged after police used a stun  gun on the boy’s stepfather as he tried to run back in and save the child.
Riley Miller died early Oct. 31 in the Mississippi  River town of Louisiana. A city police officer fired his stun gun at Ryan Miller  as he tried to re-enter his burning home, which was destroyed.
Grandmother Lori Miller says she witnessed two  officers use the stun gun three times, twice after Ryan Miller had been  handcuffed.  Miller suffered chest burns and was later released  from the city jail without being charged.
The family says it is considering legal action  against the city.   City Administrator Bob Jenne called the police  response a “judgment call.”  (article link)