Knife-Wielding Suspect Shot and Killed By Polk Deputy After Fleeing a Traffic Stop

PCSO Release: A Polk County Sheriff's deputy was forced to shoot a Lakeland suspect on Monday afternoon, March 5, 2018, after the suspect fled a traffic stop, and threatened the deputy with a knife. The suspect, identified as 44-year-old Ryan L. Smith, succumbed to his injuries at the Lakeland Regional…

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