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Man armed with knife shot, killed at hotel after running at Orange County deputies, sheriff says

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Published  September 21, 2024 8:59am EDT
Orange County
FOX 35 Orlando

Deputy-involved shooting investigation at Orange County hotel

A man in his 40s was shot and killed after he allegedly ran towards Orange County deputies with a knife early Saturday morning, according to Orange County Sheriff John Mina. The man's girlfriend called 911 around 4:30 a.m. reporting that her boyfriend was armed with a knife and threatening to harm himself.

Orange County deputies shot and killed a man early Saturday morning after that man ran at them with a knife, according to Sheriff John Mina.

Deputies responded to the Intown Suites hotel at 1951 Central Florida Parkway around 4:30 a.m. after a woman said her boyfriend, a man in his 40s, was armed with a knife and threatening to harm himself.

Sheriff Mina said deputies attempted to negotiate with the man and tried to get him to come out of the hotel room without the knife "so they could get him the help he needed."

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A man armed with a knife was shot and killed by Orange County deputies early Saturday morning after he allegedly ran towards deputies, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office. A woman called 911 to report that her boyfriend was armed with a knife and threatening to harm himself. Deputies responded to tried to help the man, who refused to come out of his hotel room, OCSO said. That man eventually did, but then ran towards the deputies, who shot him. That man died at the hospital. Video courtesy Orange County Sheriff's Office.

"After about 20 minutes, the man came out, holding the knife above his head, and running toward our deputies, who fired their service weapons, striking the man. Deputies immediately rendered aid until the fire department arrived on scene and transported the man to the hospital, where he was later pronounced dead," OCSO said in a news release.

The man's name has not been released.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the shooting, which is standard protocol in deputy-involved shootings. The deputies who fired their guns have been placed on temporary, paid administrative leave while FDLE conducts its investigation, which is also standard protocol. 

No other details were released. 

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