Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Name Not Disclosed
Gender : Male
Age : 61
Race : Unknown
Date : 11/28/2021
Location : I-4 and Kathleen Road
City : Lakeland
County : Polk
State : Florida
Agency : Lakeland Police Department
Officer(s) :Officers Tammy Hathcock and Garrett Zeigler
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On November 28, 2021, at approximately 2:05 a.m., the Lakeland Police Department received a call about a suspicious vehicle parked in a construction zone on Interstate 4 near exit 31 at Kathleen Road. Officers Tammy Hathcock and Garrett Zeigler responded to the scene. Upon arrival, they observed a 61-year-old man sitting in the vehicle. As they approached and tapped on the window to speak with him, the man retrieved a handgun and pointed it toward Officer Hathcock. In response, both officers discharged their weapons, fatally wounding the man. He was pronounced deceased at the scene, and the handgun was recovered. No officers were injured. The incident is under investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
