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Juan Sarmiento Jr.

Gender : Male

Age : 42

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 06/13/2022

Location : 5600 block of Center Street

City : Wimauma

County : Hillsborough

State : Florida

Agency : Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during standoff

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police were investigating an alleged homicide and found Juan Sarmiento who locked himself in a shed with another person. Police created a long standoff and claimed they heard him threaten the hostage and they shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox13news.com/news/swat-team-responds-to-investigation-in-wimauma

https://www.tampabeacon.com/hillsborough_county/crime_crashes_fires/swat-team-member-shoots-kills-hostage-taker/article_9c0e031a-e81b-11ec-94d2-fffa1db27d19.html

https://truecrimedaily.com/2022/06/13/armed-florida-man-held-girlfriend-hostage-killed-juan-sarmiento/