Friday, August 8, 2014

Tamaqua Man Dies After Being Tasered

From Courtesy of TamaquaArea.com
A Follow-up to our story Friday of a man who died after being tasered in Tamaqua.


According to WNEP, Jose Paulino, 38, of Tamaqua was running around the Sunoco Mini Market parking lot shouting obscenities early Friday morning.  When officers responded and attempted to subdue Paulino, they needed to use at least one taser on him.

Paulino was taken to hospital where he later died.

The investigation into the incident is now in the hands of the State Police.

Story and Video from WNEP
http://wnep.com/2014/08/08/death-investigation-after-man-hit-with-taser/