Man Shot, Killed After Hitting Deputy with Two-by-Four, Polk Sheriff Says

One person is dead after officer-involved incident in Polk County

The suspect seriously injured a deputy, leading to a deadly officer-involved incident in Polk County on Friday.

Man shot, killed after hitting deputy with two-by-four, Polk sheriff says

Polk County deputies trying to handcuff a man Friday night in Frostproof shot and killed the man’s brother, who allegedly hit one of them on the head with a two-by-four, according to Sheriff Grady Judd.The deputies had been dispatched around 9:30 p.m. to W. Frostproof Baptist Church Road to serve a warrant for failure to pay child support, locating the intended subject — Primitivo Garcia, 43 — in what Judd described as “a really junky area about…

Suspect dead, deputy seriously injured in Frostproof shooting

FROSTPROOF, Fla. (WFLA) — A suspect is dead and a deputy is seriously injured after an attempt to serve an arrest warrant turned violent in Frostproof. The incident occurred on West Frostproof Baptist Church Road at around 9:30 p.m. on Friday, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said. Deputies were serving an arrest warrant and attempting to take a man into custody over failure to pay child support, but the man resisted the deputies, and they were on…

Polk County Sheriff Judd: "He Chose For Us To Shoot Him" After Deputy Attacked With 2x4 In Frostproof

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A late-night attempt to serve a warrant in Frostproof on Friday, June 13, 2025, escalated into a violent confrontation, resulting in a deputy’s injury and the death of a second individual. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd provided preliminary details Saturday morning, condemning the attack on his deputies. The incident unfolded around […] Polk County Sheriff Judd: “He Chose For Us To Shoot Him” After Deputy Attacked With 2×4 In…