Deputy John Stubbs, a two-year veteran of the agency, stopped a driver, Carlos Garcia Petrovich, for driving erratically, but he was not cooperative and fled, police said. Since it was a traffic infraction, Stubbs couldn't chase after Petrovich. He spotted Petrovich stopped at a Pilot gas station, approached him and tried to arrest him but he ran. Stubbs chased on foot to the other side of the gas station and called for backup but Petrovich became violent, and the two ended up fighting. Stubbs shot and killed Petrovich.
Victim's Name: Carlos Garcia Petrovich
Agency Responsible: Osceola County Sheriff's Office
Gender: Male
Age: 37
Race: Hispanic
Date of Death: May 21, 2017
County: Okeechobee
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Unknown
Armed: Unarmed/Did Not Have an Actual Weapon
Weapon: unarmed
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 2598
Geography: Rural