A police officer in west-central Florida Saturday fatally shot a suspect who tried to drag the officer with the suspect’s car, a video released Sunday showed.
The officer, a deputy sheriff, was on patrol at about 5:30 p.m. when he identified a suspect who was declared wanted about a week earlier “for battery by strangulation,” Pasco County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) Chief Deputy Colonel Jeffrey Harrington told reporters, the released video showed. The suspect also reportedly had “an extensive criminal history to include multiple felonies of violence against law enforcement.”
The officer could be seen trying to initiate a conversation with the suspect at a 7-Eleven store.
“Hey, Paul!” the officer repeatedly called to the suspect, who initially appeared not to have heard despite being within earshot.
“Can you step out of the car, please? Step out of the car — now,”…
