About 11 a.m., an officer was surveilling a truck with someone inside who was wanted on several felony warrants and followed the vehicle into the parking lot of a business. At that time, two unmarked Plant City Police vehicles tried to stop the truck. The driver tried to get away by ramming both vehicles, then turned the truck toward the first officer. The officer shot at the truck but was hit. That suspect then reportedly carjacked another vehicle. A Polk County Sheriff's Office deputy spotted Aaron Phillips and April Thompson in the Willow Oak trailer park and tried to arrest them. The deputy shot and killed Phillips and wounded Thompson in the stomach.
Victim's Name: Aaron Phillips
Agency Responsible: Polk County Sheriff's Office
Gender: Male
Age: 31
Race: White
Date of Death: January 15, 2020
County: Polk
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 5503