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Name Withheld
Age :
Gender : Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 01/13/2026
Location : Circle K, 1001 West State Road 434
City : Longwood
County : Seminole
State : Florida
Agency : Longwood Police Department
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 01/13/2026, Longwood Police Department officers responded to a reported mental health crisis at the Circle K located at 1001 West State Road 434 after a store clerk called about a man expressing suicidal thoughts. Officers encountered the man inside the store and attempted verbal communication. Police stated the man kept his hands near his waistband and did not follow commands to show his hands. An officer fired multiple shots. Officers transported the man to a hospital, where he later died following surgery. Law enforcement later confirmed no weapon was found and the man was unarmed. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is conducting the investigation. Authorities have not released the officer’s name or indicated whether body-worn camera footage has been publicly released.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wesh.com/article/unarmed-man-dies-shot-multiple-times-longwood-police/70027443
https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/01/16/more-details-after-longwood-officer-fatally-shoots-man-at-circle-k-gas-station/
