A Florida man was bitten by an alligator before he was shot and killed by deputies on Memorial Day, according to the sheriff’s office.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd reports deputies shot Timothy Shultz, who attacked them with shears after an alligator ...

LAKELAND, Fla. (WWSB) - A man Polk County sheriff’s deputies said was exhibiting “bizarre” behavior was shot and killed on Memorial Day when he tried to grab a deputy’s rifle from his vehicle, Sheriff ...

Timothy Schulz, 42, attempted to enter a police vehicle and grab a firearm shortly after emerging from a lake with an ...

The authorities say that Timothy Schulz, 42, of Mulberry, Fla., swam across an alligator-filled lake before a violent ...

The sheriff said Schultz had a long criminal history involving meth. He had recently been released from Polk County Jail ...

Judd commended the officers for their restraint prior to the incident, and emphasized the significant risks posed by drug use, particularly methamphetamines, in volatile situations like this one.

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A Charlotte County woman was arrested after allegedly attacking a child with a knife. Gwendolyn Girard is in the Lee County Jail after deputies say she stabbed a 12-year-old child in the face and neck ...

Timothy Schulz was fatally shot by Polk County deputies on May 26 after charging at them with garden shears and attempting to ...

A Florida man was bitten by an alligator and fatally shot by deputies after authorities say he tried to steal a rifle from a ...

Officials said witnesses reported seeing a man swimming in a lake near alligators before police arrived on scene.