Naked man tased by Houston police walking around Sageleaf Lane, man dies

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Man dies after he was tased, taken into custody

FOX 26 Reporter Jade Flury has more on what happened early Sunday morning in southeast Houston.

Houston police are en route to the 11000 block of Sageleaf Lane in response to a suspect's death.

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According to a preliminary investigation, HPD officers shot a suspect with a Taser after they responded to a call of a naked man walking around the neighborhood and the man started to fight officers.

The suspect, later identified as Edgin Tavera, became unresponsive shortly after being handcuffed.

Medics on the scene began performing lifesaving measures but were unsuccessful as Tavera died.

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Naked man dies after being tased by Houston police

According to a preliminary investigation, HPD officers shot a suspect with a taser after they responded to a call of a naked man walking around the neighborhood.

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Police are investigating Tavera's death and we will update as information becomes available.