While spray-painting a shuttered McDonald’s early Tuesday morning Israel Hernandez-Llach was chased down by Miami Beach police and shot in the chest with a Taser gun. He later died.
Miami Beach Police Chief Ray Martinez said Hernandez-Llach was confronted by officers about 5 a.m. as he was vandalizing private property, and he fled, leading officers on a foot chase. It ended at 71st and Harding when he was cornered by police and ran toward the officers, ignoring commands to stop, Martinez said.
“The officers were forced to use the Taser to avoid a physical incident,’’ the chief said.
He was hit once in the chest and collapsed, Martinez said, at which point officers noticed he was showing signs of medical duress. He was transported by fire-rescue to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
“The city of Miami Beach would like to extend their condolences to the family of Israel Hernandez,’’ Martinez said.
Deaths after a Tasering are uncommon but they do happen. Often an autopsy will discover that the Tasered individual had either a pre-existing medical condition or drugs in their system.
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Miami Beach Police Chief Ray Martinez said Hernandez-Llach was confronted by officers about 5 a.m. as he was vandalizing private property, and he fled, leading officers on a foot chase. It ended at 71st and Harding when he was cornered by police and ran toward the officers, ignoring commands to stop, Martinez said.
“The officers were forced to use the Taser to avoid a physical incident,’’ the chief said.
He was hit once in the chest and collapsed, Martinez said, at which point officers noticed he was showing signs of medical duress. He was transported by fire-rescue to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
“The city of Miami Beach would like to extend their condolences to the family of Israel Hernandez,’’ Martinez said.
Deaths after a Tasering are uncommon but they do happen. Often an autopsy will discover that the Tasered individual had either a pre-existing medical condition or drugs in their system.
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