Florida teen dies after being shocked by police stun gun
Published August 08, 2013
Associated Press
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - Miami Beach police say an 18-year-old died after being
shocked with a stun gun as he resisted arrest for spraying graffiti.
Chief Ray Martinez told the Miami Herald that officers spotted Israel
Hernandez-Llach painting graffiti on an abandoned fast-food restaurant early
Tuesday. Martinez said the teen ran, but was eventually cornered. He said
Hernandez-Llach then ran at the officers and one shot him with a Taser in
the chest. The teen went into medical duress and died at a hospital.
The teen's friends told the Herald that Hernandez-Llach was originally from
Colombia. His teachers at Miami Beach High School said he was a talented
artist and photographer.