Teenager Israel Hernandez Dies After Miami Beach Cops Catch Him Tagging, Taser Him

[damnedifIknow]

"An 18-year-old skater died yesterday after Miami Beach Police officers caught him tagging a building and then Tasered him.

Details about the death are still murky, but what is clear is that Israel Hernandez died before dawn Tuesday morning after cops caught him spray painting near 71st Street and Collins Avenue in Miami Beach. Police have yet to comment on the killing, but an officer near the scene confirmed that cops had fatally Tasered someone. Hernandez's friends on the Miami Beach skate scene are devastated.

"I just cant believe it," says best friend Rafael Lynch, on the verge of tears. "I still have his hat and his board. They still smell like him. It's crazy."

Update: MBPD has released a statement and incident report confirming that Hernandez died after being Tasered. Police chased Hernandez after catching him tagging a building and used the electronic weapon when he refused to stop. "

http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/2013/08/teenager_israel_hernandez_tase.php

[atreides1]

1. Not to worry

The police officers involved will be exonerated...it will be determined that they acted within the guidelines of the law and policies as set by the Miami Beach PD.

[damnedifIknow]

2. 1999-2008 337 dead after being tased according to this

http://taseredwhileblack.blogspot.com/2008/04/list-of-337-people-tasered-to-death-by.html

[Downwinder]

3. Guess they didn't know it was not lethal.

Like a gun, it does not kill every time.