DAILY VOICE: Candlelight Vigil Held Following Death Of Yonkers Politician's Nephew

..... #Jonathan Maldonado - Yonkers City Council Presidet-elect #MikeKhader’s nephew - died after being tasered by Greenburgh police following a struggle with officers.

He had been accused of stealing from Best Buy on Central Avenue.

At approximately 5:50 p.m. on Nov. 29, police said that officers were called to the Best Buy location following reports of a larceny in progress.

Upon arrival, officers allegedly found Maldonado struggling with Best Buy security officials near Webb Field.

Police officers were forced to use a taser to subdue him, he was then handcuffed.

Jonathan Maldonado allegedly ingested several packets of an undisclosed substance before he was apprehended.

While in handcuffs, police said that Maldonado began to lose consciousness, and was treated by officers and EMS at the scene.

He went into cardiac arrest in an ambulance and he was pronounced dead at a local hospital an hour later.

Three officers suffered minor injuries during the scuffle....

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