LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — A deputy who was injured during a shooting that happened in April of 2024 returned to work Thursday.
On the night of April 27, 2024, Lieutenant Chad Anderson, along with another Polk County Deputy Sheriff, Craig Smith, responded to a trespassing call in North Lakeland during which they were both shot multiple times.
According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the suspect, identified as Kmac El Bey, refused to cooperate with deputies after they found him in a car at Hunt Fountain Park after hours. The car soon began rolling, and both deputies grabbed the windows…