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NY Man Dies After Being Shot w/ Taser

HeadlineApr 26, 2005

In Long Island, a 39-year-old man has died after police shot him repeatedly with a Taser stun gun. The incident occurred Friday night after friends of John Cox called police because he was acting erratically. Cox reportedly had not taken his anti-psychotic medication. When police arrived, Cox became agitated and police shot him several times. Witnesses said police beat and kicked the man as well. Medical examiners have found that Cox had cocaine and alcohol in his blood at the time of the shooting.

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