Israel “Reefa” Hernandez-Llach

Less-than-lethal force

Police encountered Miami Beach graffiti artist Israel Hernandez-Llach, ADA Reefa, tagging a wall and attempted to arrest him. Hernandez-Llach fled and a half-dozen officers chased him. When the officers caught up with him, one officer tasered Hernandez-Llach in the chest. Hernandez-Llach went into immediate cardiac arrest and died. The medical examiner, for one if the first times ever, determined the taser caused Hernandez's death. The officers were cleared of any criminal wrongdoing. Hernandez-Llach's family received a $100,000 settlement in the case.