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Vol. 78/No. 26      July 21, 2014

 
‘Prosecute Miami cop who killed
Israel Hernández’


Militant/Naomi Craine
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — “Slow justice is no justice,” chanted dozens of people who rallied here July 6, demanding action against the police who killed 18-year-old Israel Hernández last year. The young artist was painting graffiti when police chased him, and eventually shot him in the chest with a Taser. In March the medical examiner confirmed that the electric shock caused his death, but State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle has thus far not indicted the cops responsible. Offir Hernández, Israel’s sister, (with microphone) announced plans for a larger vigil and rally on Aug. 6, the one-year anniversary of his death. The action will begin at 6 p.m. at the corner of 71st Street and Collins Avenue in Miami Beach.
—NAOMI CRAINE
 
 
 
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