Deputies were called to a RaceTrac after Jose Guillermo Flores Colon was in the business' bathroom for nearly 90 minutes, police said. Deputy A. Chavez found Colon in the bathroom along with drug paraphernalia on the sink. Chavez tried to calm down Colon so he could be handcuffed, but Colon grabbed Deputy Shawn Adkins' Taser, and Adkins shot and killed him.
Victim's Name: Jose Guillermo Flores Colon
Agency Responsible: Volusia County Sheriff's Office
Gender: Male
Age: 37
Race: Hispanic
Date of Death: June 29, 2017
County: Volusia
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Drug or alcohol use
Armed: Unarmed/Did Not Have an Actual Weapon
Weapon: unarmed
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 2724
Geography: Suburban