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Naked NY Man Falls to Death After Cops' Taser

Stunned suspect falls to his death from fire Brooklyn escape

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 25, 2008 11:30 AM CDT
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(Newser) – A naked man fell to his death yesterday in Brooklyn after police fired a Taser at him, the New York Post reports. The man, 35-year-old Iman Morales, had been ranting on a second-story fire escape. His mother begged police not to hurt him, saying he was sick, but when Morales began waving a fluorescent light tube, officers got the order to stun him.

The Taser blast was intended to be non-lethal, but the stunned Morales fell from a ledge. “He just fell face-first,” said one witness. “People were screaming and yelling. It was wrong.” Morales ranted for about 40 minutes before he was slain, uttering phrases like, “You’re going to kill me. I’m going to take everyone with me.” He also tried to force entry into a neighbor’s apartment through the window.

Stephen Tuttle, vice president of communications at TASER International, holds up the TASER X26, bottom, and the new TASER C2, top, at headquarters in this Jan. 26, 2007 file photo.
Stephen Tuttle, vice president of communications at TASER International, holds up the TASER X26, bottom, and the new TASER C2, top, at headquarters in this Jan. 26, 2007 file photo.   (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, file)
Police use the Taser to subdue suspects with non-lethal force, but the plan backfired yesterday when a Brooklyn man fell to his death after a blast of electricity.
Police use the Taser to subdue suspects with non-lethal force, but the plan backfired yesterday when a Brooklyn man fell to his death after a blast of electricity.   (AP Photo)
His body froze up and he fell face-first, a witness said of the Brooklyn man who died after being Tasered by New York police.
"His body froze up and he fell face-first," a witness said of the Brooklyn man who died after being Tasered by New York police.   (AP Photo)
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