Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Kentae Govan
Gender : Male
Age : 41
Race : Black
Date : 11/19/2025
Location : Lakeland
City : Lakeland
County : Polk
State : Florida
Agency : Polk County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/19/2025 deputies from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded after a call that a 91-year-old man had been beaten with a brick. The suspect Kentae Govan allegedly then charged at deputies as they arrived. Officers opened fire and killed him at the scene.
