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LAKE WALES, Fla. (WFLA) — Sheriff Grady Judd released details about a deputy-involved shooting that happened in Lake Wales Friday. The Polk County Sheriff reported that around 12:52 p.m ...
LAKELAND, Fla. — A 37-year-old man was shot to death by Polk County Sheriff's deputies after allegedly charging at them with a knife Friday night. John Snyder had outstanding warrants for ...
BARTOW, Fla. — A man is dead after shooting a Polk County deputy and a Bartow police officer during a "gunfight" Friday in Bartow, according to Sheriff Grady Judd. It started around 11:30 a.m ...
Deputies instructed the man to drop the knife multiple times before he was shot. Sheriff Grady Judd said the department received a 911 call about 12:50 p.m. reporting a suspicious 43-year-old man ...
The three victims were in a car when the shooting started and were not involved in whatever led to gunfire, said Sheriff Grady Judd at a Monday news conference. One victim, a 17-year-old boy ...
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said three Osceola High School students were hurt in the shooting, though all were released from the hospital by Monday evening. A 17-year-old female was grazed in ...
LAKELAND, Fla. — A 37-year-old man was shot to death by Polk County Sheriff's deputies after allegedly charging at them with a knife Friday night. John Snyder had outstanding warrants for ...