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The man who died shortly after being tasered by Chicago Police on Saturday has been identified as 39-year-old Homer Taylor. The exact cause of death is still unknown pending autopsy results. Taylor had just been released from jail on October 10 after serving a two-year sentence on forgery and drug convictions.

Reminiscent of an incident earlier this year, an unidentified man died after police used a Taser on him when he allegedly resisted arrest and lashed at them with "a sharp-edged object." A bike patrol on the West Side originally gave chase to the man when they witnessed him behaving "erratically" and drinking alcohol. Chicago police spokeswoman Monique Bond said the man appeared to also have swallowed an "unknown amount of narcotics," which, hello, probably doesn't help your heart when getting zapped with 50,000 volts. [Trib]

Roberto Gonzales, 24, died last night after police Tasered him. An officer told the Trib that he was "Tasered on the West Side after resisting arrest, and becoming combative and violent while being taken into custody." Gonzales's autopsy is scheduled for today. [Trib]