The Brief
- The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office identified the person shot and killed by a deputy inside a Poinciana Walmart as a 16-year-old boy.
- Deputies said the 16-year-old was armed with a handgun and was approaching other customers while running away from deputies.
OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office identified the person shot and killed by an off-duty deputy at a Poinciana Walmart as a 16-year-old. Deputies said the teenager, who was suspected of attempting to shoplift with two others from the store on Thursday night, was armed with a handgun and ran after being confronted by the deputy, allegedly in the direction of other customers who were inside the store.
The sheriff’s office said there were two other people with the teenager inside the store at the time: a juvenile and a man in his 20s. No one’s names have been released and the two other people, while identified, have not been named as suspects or arrested, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office told FOX 35 in an email.
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