200th Taser-related death recorded
July 10, 2006 in Opinion
A Wisconsin man has become the 200th person to die after being “Tasered” by law enforcement officials.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has reported that Nickolos Cyrus, 29, was shot with a Taser gun on Sunday “when he failed to comply with officers’ commands”. After two 50,000 volt shocks, he stopped breathing and was subsequently pronounced dead. Cyrus’ death is the third in as many days, and the 33rd this year alone. 69 North Americans died in 2005 after being shot by Tasers.
The list of 2006 Taser-related deaths:
January 3, 2006: Roberto Gonzalez, 34, Waukegan, Illinois
January 13, 2006: Daryl Dwayne Kelley, 29, Houston, Texas
January 22, 2006: Nick Ryan Hanson, 24, Ashland, Oregon
January 25, 2006: Murray Bush, Metairie, Louisiana
January 27, 2006: Jorge Luis Trujillo, San Jose, California
January 28, 2006: Karl W. Marshall, 32, Kansas City, Missouri
January 31, 2006: Jaime Coronel, Castroville, California
February 13, 2006: Darval Smith, New Orleans, Louisiana
February 19, 2006: Gary Bartley, 36, Mandeville, Louisiana
February 24, 2006: Samuel Hair, 48, Fort Pierce, Florida
March 4, 2006: Melvin Anthony Jordan, 27, Norman, Oklahoma
March 8, 2006: Robert R. Hamilton, 42, St. Augustine, Florida
March 18, 2006: Otto Zehm, 35, Spokane, Washington
March 20, 2006: Timothy Grant, 46, Portland, Oregon
March 24, 2006: Theodore Rosenberry, 35, Hagerstown, Maryland
April 5, 2006: Thomas Clint Tipton, 34, Clearwater, Florida
April 15, 2006: Nick Mamino Jr., 41, St. Louis, Missouri
April 16, 2006: Billy Ray Cook, 39, Dublin, North Carolina
April 16, 2006: Juan Manuel Nunez III, 27, Lubbock, Texas
April 21, 2006: Alvin Itula, 35, Salt Lake City, Utah
April 24, 2006: Jose Romero, 23, Dallas, Texas
April 24, 2006: Emily Marie Delafield, 56, Green Cove Springs, Florida
May 1, 2006: Jeremy Davis, 24, Bellmead, Texas
May 7, 2006: Kenneth Cleveland, 63, Ashtabula, Ohio
May 25, 2006: Brian Davis, 43, Los Angeles, California
June 4, 2006: Felipe Herrera, 48, Las Vegas, Nevada
June 13, 2006: Jerry Preyer, 43, Pensacola, Florida
June 18, 2006: Jason Troy Dockery, 31, Coolville, Tennessee
June 21, 2006: Kenneth Eagleton, 43, Crosby, Texas
June 21, 2006: Joseph Stockdale, 26, Indianapolis, Indiana
July 7, 2006: Michael Deon Babers, 26, Shreveport, Louisiana
July 8, 2006: Christopher Tull, 36, Cincinnati, Ohio
July 9, 2006: Nickolos Cyrus, 29, Mukwonago, Wisconsin