“Miami Beach Police Chief Ray Martinez told The Miami Herald that Israel Hernandez-Llach — who was known as ‘Reefa’ in the local graffiti and skateboarding scene — began running when officers confronted him about ‘tagging’ an abandoned McDonald’s. ‘The officers were forced to use the Taser to avoid a physical incident,’ Martinez explained. Hernandez-Llach collapsed after being hit once in the chest. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital and later died. One witness told WFOR that police were ‘congratulating’ each other and ‘making fun’ of Hernandez-Llach after he was shocked by the Taser.”
