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UC Student Killed With Taser

A University of Cincinnati summer school student died Saturday (August 6) after he was tased by campus police.

A police report states that officers arrived to Everrett Howard's dorm around 3a.m and were approached by Howard, who seemed agitated and had his fists balled.

After refusing police orders to stand down, an officer shot him once with a taser.

As a result of the shot Howard had a heart attack and was pronounced dead shortly after at a nearby hospital.

The university has an ongoing investigation into the incident.

The officer who fired the fatal shot is on paid leave according to reports.

A student who died after being shot with a Taser by campus police had also been shocked with a stun gun last year, it has emerged.

Everette Howard, from Cincinatti, went into cardiac arrest after being struck by the stun gun on Saturday after police were responding to reports of an assault.

The 18-year-old, who was due to attend the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Kentucky, was said to have approached a campus police officer with clenched fists.

Tasered: The coroner revealed that Everette Howard, pictured with a friend, had also been shocked with a stun gun and rushed to hospital last year
Authorities at the University of Cincinnati said he was told to remain still, but continued to walk towards the campus officer.

Everette was struck once by the Taser which can discharge an electric shock of up to 50,000 volts.

Cardiac arrest: Everette Howard died after being tased by a gun
When he collapsed to the ground the officer checked his condition, and in his report said he appeared incoherent and seemed to have an 'altered mental status'.

Paramedics attended the stricken student and while they were with him he went into cardiac arrest. He was later pronounced dead at hospital.
Hamilton County Coroner Amant Bhati told The Cincinnati Enquirer the teen also had been shocked with a stun gun and then rushed to a hospital last year.
Mr Bhati didn’t share other details about that incident.
Two investigations have been launched because of the incident.

An internal investigation will look into the use of force by the officer, who was immediately placed on mandatory administrative leave.
University chiefs have also suspended the use of Tasers until it can determine what caused the teen's death.
Everette, who was a stand out wrestler at his school, had been attending college preparatory classes at the University of Cincinnati.
He is said to have finished in the top ten per cent of his class this Spring.
Scene: Chiefs at the University of Cincinnati (pictured) have suspended the use of Tasers until it can determine what caused the teen's death

Promising future: Everette Howard was captain of the wrestling and football teams at at North College Hill High School
The university's assistant police chief, Jeff Corcoran, said campus police were called to a the Turner Hall dorm room in the early hours of the morning over a report on an assault.

When they arrived they saw Everette who police said appeared angry and agitated.

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Corcoran says officers ordered the teen to back off, but he refused. He was then hit once by an officer's stun gun.

An autopsy has been ordered.

'I want to emphasize we don't know what the cause of the death is at this point,' Corcoran said.

The second investigation is trying to determine what initiated the original 911 call and whether an assault has taken place.

There have been no arrests or criminal charges filed.

'We are extremely unhappy and upset at the outcome of this call,' Corcoran said. 'No one wants to see the death of an 18-year-old. It was not anyone's intention. The officer is very distraught.'