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Clay County Woman Dies After Being Shocked By Taser Gun

POSTED: 7:12 am EDT April 25, 2006

A 56-year-old woman died after being shocked by a Taser gun during a confrontation with Green Cove Springs police Monday afternoon.
Emily Delafield
Emily Delafield

Officers said they were called to a disturbance at a home in the 400 block of Harrison Street just before 5 p.m., finding Emily Delafield in a wheelchair, armed with two knives and a hammer. Police said she was swinging the weapons at family members and police.

Delafield's family members told Channel 4 the woman did not take her medication on Monday, and that may have been why she picked up the weapons.

When Delafield would not put down the knives and hammer, officers used a Taser gun on her. She lost consciousness after being taken into custody and died later at Orange Park Medical Center.

"Our officers attempted to disarm her ... and family members became involved -- they attempted on several occasions to have her release the knives and hammer," Chief Robert Musco said. "After several minutes the Taser was utilized and the subject was disarmed."

Musco also said Delafield's family gave the officers permission to use the Taser on the woman.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the incident and an autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause of death. The state attorney's office will also review the case.

"This is pretty devastating to us," said Velma Ziegler, Delafield's friend. "I just feel, personally, myself, that other forces could have been used besides tasing her -- especially the person being in a wheelchair."

Two officers involved were put on paid administrative leave during the investigation, which is standard procedure.

Green Cove Springs police told Channel 4's Casey Black that officers had responded to Delafield's home 29 times in the last two years for disturbances.

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