The incident began around 4:00 Friday morning. Paulino was running around, yelling obscenities, and the employee of the market and a bystander called 911. Paulino was unarmed, but he wouldn't comply with officers, so they stunned with several times with a taser gun. The man died on the way to the hospital.
Victim's Name: Jose Paulino Jr
Agency Responsible: Tamaqua Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 38
Race: Hispanic
Date of Death: August 8, 2014
County: Schuylkill
Cause of Death: Taser
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Unarmed/Did Not Have an Actual Weapon
Weapon: unarmed
Geography: Rural