Miami Beach teen dies after being shocked by police stun gun

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.