CHARLOTTE -- The American Civil Liberties Union is calling for tighter regulations on the use of Tasers. The state group released a report on Thursday detailing what it believes law enforcement agencies need to do to make sure its officers and citizens are safe.

For Tammy Fontenot, the issue hits very close to home. Her son, Darryl Turner, 17, was struck by a Taser after an incident at his place of business. He later died. The CMPD officer which used the Taser says Turner was assaulting a fellow employee and ignored the officers commands to freeze.

"At times I think about what happened and I get upset, then I refocus and I'll realize he's with God,” said the teen’s mother. "I thought the worst [a Taser] could do was put you in the hospital. I thought that was the worst that it could do."

According to the ACLU, Turner is one of 10 people since 2006 to have died in North Carolina after being hit with a Taser.

In the released report called the Taser Safety Project, the group says it wants law enforcement agencies throughout the state to come up with strict guidelines on Taser use.

CMPD have used Tasers since 2004. Capt. Mike Campagna says the department already has the ACLU recommended guidelines in place.

“There's a lot of factors that go into in-custody death that need to be understood before we can attribute it to any one device,” he said. “We have seen a reduction in the number of officers injured and the number of suspects injured [since CMPD started using Tasers.]”

For Fontenot, that’s little consolation. The attorney for the family says another witness says Turner did comply with officers’ orders before he was Tased.