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Francisco Garcia Vega

Gender : Male

Age : 53

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 06/13/2025

Location : 123 West Frostproof Baptist Church Road

City : Frostproof

County : Polk

State : Florida

Agency : Polk County Sheriff’s Office; 10th Judicial Circuit Officer Involved Deadly Incident (OIDI) Task Force; Polk County Medical Examiner; State Attorney’s Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 06/13/2025, Polk County Sheriff’s deputies arrived at a property at 123 West Frostproof Baptist Church Road to execute an arrest warrant for an individual. During the operation, deputies encountered Francisco Garcia Vega, 53, who was the brother of the wanted individual. According to the sheriff’s office, Vega struck a deputy in the head with a 2×4 piece of lumber, causing a serious laceration. As Vega raised the lumber again in a threatening manner, deputies opened fire, striking and killing him at the scene.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wftv.com/news/local/polk-county/one-man-shot-deadly-officer-involved-incident-polk-county/ILGB7BBSCREPVN7SAEO5WP6UAM/
https://www.fox13news.com/news/suspects-brother-killed-after-attacking-deputy-piece-lumber-pcso
https://abcactionnews.com/news/region-polk/polk-deputies-shoot-kill-man-who-attacked-officer-with-two-by-four-sheriff
https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/1-dead-deputy-injured-after-polk-county-officer-involved-shooting-officials