Two deputies injured in shootout with suspect
LAKELAND, FL – A violent confrontation at a public park in Central Florida left two sheriff’s deputies seriously injured and the suspect dead. The incident occurred in Polk County where the deputies were attempting to remove a non-compliant man from his vehicle. The deputies, hailed as heroes by Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, were responding to a call for backup after a colleague encountered difficulties with the man. The suspect’s vehicle was spotted in the …