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A Hillsborough County Sheriff s Office deputy was killed in Brandon after a suspect he was chasing crashed into him on Lumsden, police said. (Shutterstock)
BRANDON, FL A Hillsborough County Sheriff s Office deputy was killed in the line of duty Monday night after a suspect crashed into his cruiser at a high rate of speed, deputies said.
Monday afternoon, authorities went to Paddock Club Apartments, 921 Paddock Club Drive, for a complaint about suspect, Travis Garrett, 28, who had been throwing clothes from the apartment where he stayed, according to officials. Deputies spoke to the suspect through the door and then left since there was no cause for arrest, investigators said.
Sheriff: Hillsborough deputy killed, one day before retirement, in crash involving suspect
By Jordan Bowen
Jordan Bowen reports
BRANDON, Fla. - A Hillsborough County deputy was killed in a crash involving a suspect Monday evening in the Brandon area.
According to Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister, a man named Travis Zachary Gabriel Garrett, 28, was outside, unclothed, and throwing things, including cookies. Neighbors called 911.
A deputy tried to talk to Garrett, who started hitting the deputy, the sheriff said. Another deputy tried to deploy his Taser twice, but it was ineffective.
Chronister said Garret got into his car and started to take off. The deputies on the scene got into their cruiser and try to call for backup.
A Florida sheriff s deputy was killed by a suspect the week he was set to retire
The crash happened on Monday afternoon. (CNN)A Florida sheriff s deputy who was just one shift away from retirement was killed Monday by a suspect in a fatal car crash, Hillsboro County Sheriff Chad Chronister said during a press conference.
Hillsboro County Sheriff s Office (HSCO) Master Corporal Brian LaVigne, 54, was in a marked vehicle when a suspect who had been tased unsuccessfully by deputies intentionally rammed the car, according to a press release from HCSO.
We will honor him as the hero and for the service he left behind as a teacher, as a mentor and again, someone who unselfishly served this community, Chronister said.
Florida deputy killed with 1 shift left before retirement
By FOX 35 News Staff
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Florida deputy killed with 1 shift left before retirement
A Hillsborough County deputy, a 31-year veteran on the force, was one shift away from retiring when he was killed in the line of duty Monday.
TAMPA, Fla. - A Hillsborough County deputy, a 31-year veteran on the force, was one shift away from retiring when he was killed in the line of duty Monday.
A man was fleeing deputies when he crashed a vehicle into 54-year-old Corporal Brian LaVigne’s driver’s side, Sheriff Chad Chronister said. On top of investigating what exactly occurred with the crash investigation, Chronister said, we have to deal with the funeral and planning the proper funeral after his corporal was murdered, intentionally killed by Travis Garrett one shift away from retirement.