Officer shoots, kills man who shot woman in front of police at Lakeland community
By FOX 35 News Staff
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Lakeland Police give update on officer-involved shooting
The Lakeland Police Department confirmed that there was an officer-involved shooting at Quarry Rock Road and Cobblestone Landing Townhomes.
LAKELAND, Fla. - A Lakeland police officer shot and killed a man Sunday morning after witnessing the man shoot a woman at the Cobblestone Landing townhomes.
According to the Lakeland Police Department, someone called 911 around 6:25 a.m. to report a domestic disturbance that began inside a residence and had been taken outside of the home. When officers arrived, they saw the suspect shoot a woman. An officer then shot and killed the suspect.
LAKELAND – It would cost Lakeland approximately $9 million to equip 200 of the city s police officers with body cameras and in-vehicle cameras for the next 10 years, according to police department.
Lakeland Police Chief Ruben Garcia presented three options for equipping the city s officers with video, either body cameras or on vehicle dashboards, to city commissioners on Monday morning. It s the city s first discussion on possibly implementing body cameras since the topic came up in public forums amid last year s national protests after the killing of George Floyd by a police officer in Minnesota. There s a perception that body-worn cameras is a useful tool and there are some arenas within this profession they could be useful, Garcia said. Recent research . says your biggest value is deploying these in a troubled agency.
Sumter County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Michelle Keszey declined to say how Roberts died, only that it is being investigated as a homicide and that they are coordinating their efforts with the Lakeland Police Department. She said to her knowledge they did not have a suspect in custody.
“Please keep Charlie’s family in your prayers,” Lakeland Police officials said when they announced his death.
Several family members posted on Facebook that Roberts was last seen with a white male at the Dollar General on Rockridge Road.
Roberts’ family and Black Lives Matter Restoration Polk announced his death on Facebook.