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Antonio Oliver
Gender : Male
Age : 40
Race : Black
Date : 04/10/2023
Location : Lindsey Place at Tartan Loop
City : Lake Wales
County : Polk
State : Florida
Agency : Polk County SO, SWAT
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police received a call by a woman to 911 inside a home on Lindsey Place about a family hostage situation. The caller wanted police to assist with removing the children from the residence.
When police heard gun fire, SWAT entered the home, found Oliver dead behind the front door and shortly after, they found his 19-year-old stepson dead. In addition to the men, there were also two girls age 14 and 16 at the scene. Antonio Oliver, 40, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the front door of the home under police duress. The stepson is not listed in this space as he is believed to have been killed before police became involved.
