Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Wallace Sims Wainwright
Age : 81
Gender : Male
Race : White
Date : 08/05/2022
Location : 1401 FL-50
City : Clermont
County : Lake
State : Florida
Agency : Clermont PD
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 08/05/2022, at approximately 8:15 p.m., Clermont Fire Department and Lake EMS responded to a residence in the 1400 block of West Highway 50 after Wallace Sims Wainwright's wife called 911 requesting medical assistance. After firefighters and EMS personnel arrived, Wainwright displayed a firearm and fired multiple rounds. Firefighters and EMS personnel withdrew from the residence and requested law enforcement assistance.
Clermont Police officers responded to the residence. According to investigators, Wainwright fired at responding officers. A Clermont police officer fired, striking Wainwright. Officers then secured the firearm and began providing medical care before Wainwright was transported to a trauma center.
Wainwright remained hospitalized for approximately one week. He died on 08/13/2022 from complications of the gunshot wound. The preliminary Medical Examiner's report listed the cause of death as a gunshot wound to the right flank and complications resulting from that injury.
On 08/12/2022, the Clermont Police Department released body-worn camera video showing officers arriving at the residence, taking cover, issuing commands, returning fire, and rendering medical aid after the shooting. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigated the shooting.
