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Tasered Man ID'd

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Oct 20, 2008 3:15PM

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.