Taser International co-founder Tom Smith displays a taser device during a convention in Atlantic City, N.J., in this April 26, 2006 file photo. (Photo: Mary Godleski, AP) Story Highlights Police say the teen was spraying graffiti on an abandoned fast-food restaurant

He allegedly ran at the officers and one shot him with a Taser

The teen died later at a hospital

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Miami Beach police say an 18-year-old died after being shocked with a stun gun as he resisted arrest for spraying graffiti.

Chief Ray Martinez told the Miami Herald that officers spotted Israel Hernandez-Llach painting graffiti on an abandoned fast-food restaurant early Tuesday. Martinez said the teen ran, but was eventually cornered. He said Hernandez-Llach then ran at the officers and one shot him with a Taser in the chest. The teen went into medical duress and died at a hospital.

The teen's friends told the Herald that Hernandez-Llach was originally from Colombia. His teachers at Miami Beach High School said he was a talented artist and photographer.

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