Around 9:15 p.m., deputies went to a home to serve an injunction. Deputies were met with resistance by the man who refused to come out of his house. At about 12:45 a.m., the man started shooting at deputies who shot and killed him.
Agency: Hernando County Sheriff's Office
Motive: Serve injunction
Confrontation Type: Other Non-Violent Offense
Service Call: No
Body Camera: No
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Name withheld by police
Death Date: August 20, 2020
County: Hernando
Geography: Rural
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Race: Unknown race
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Washington Post Database ID: 6102