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Name Not Disclosed

Gender : Male

Age :

Race : Unknown

Date : 03/19/2024

Location : 5900 block of Jandon Court

City : Port Orange

County : Orange

State : Florida

Agency : Port Orange Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 03/19/2024, Port Orange Police Department officers were dispatched to a residence on the 5900 block of Jandon Court in Port Orange, Florida, in response to a reported mental health crisis. Officers approached a man at the residence. During the encounter, the man exhibited unspecified threatening behavior while holding an unidentified object. Officers opened fire, shooting and killing the man. Medical personnel pronounced him dead inside the home.
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The Port Orange Police Department has not released the name of the man as of the date of this update. Similarly, the names of the officers involved have not been disclosed, effectively shielding their identities.
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Investigations into the shooting are being led by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE). The case remains under review. Police have yet to provide any clarification on whether the man was armed and have not identified the object he was allegedly holding, which they claim led to the shooting.
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NUMBER OF CASUALTIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER:
1 fatality.
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Last Update: 12/04/2024

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wftv.com/news/local/police-man-armed-with-knife-killed-after-charging-an-officer/M5BVG75QRNGHDAQPZYOUQBAXAI/
https://www.wftv.com/news/local/neighbors-left-stunned-after-port-orange-police-say-they-were-forced-shoot-man/NK3SYZOBCZGUDMKA756VCLHL7Y/
https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2024/03/19/port-orange-officer-shoots-kills-person-with-knife/