Deputies fatally shot a suspect as they tried to take him into custody on an active warrant Monday in Davie, authorities said.
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The incident began at the Wawa gas station on Stirling Road, where Broward Sheriff’s deputies responded to arrest a man with an active warrant for fleeing and eluding, and after DNA samples tied him to a previous case, Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony said.
The suspect, who was armed with a gun, ran away from law enforcement and ran to the McDonald’s across the street, where deputies attacked him in the parking lot and demanded that he drop the weapon, Tony said.
The suspect then attempted to point his gun at law enforcement, which was when BSO deputies and a Plantation Police officer shot him, Tony said.
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The suspect died, Tony said. It’s unclear whether he fired his gun.
“The officers did a remarkable job for giving him again added opportunity to not shoot engage him. A firearm in someone’s hands running down the street is not only a threat to the law-enforcement officers, but it’s a threat to the entire community, giving them authorization to use deadly force,” Tony said.
His identity was not released, but Tony said he had multiple criminal charges, was known to flee, and had threatened suicide by cop in the past.
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Some officers sustained cuts, officials said.
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