New York man falls to death from ledge after being Tasered by police
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By The Associated Press
NEW YORK - A naked, distraught man fell to his death after a New York City police officer shocked him with a Taser stun gun as he stood on a building ledge.
Authorities say 35-year-old Iman Morales was pronounced dead in hospital after his three-metre fall Wednesday. Police said he suffered serious head trauma when he sit the sidewalk.
In a video posted on the website of the New York Post, Morales can be seen clambering along a fire escape until he reaches a ledge and begins swinging a large fluorescent light bulb at officers below.
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