ORANGE COUNTY, FLa. — A man has died after a deputy-involved shooting Sunday evening, according to Orange County deputies.
The shooting occurred around 6 p.m. at a La-Z-Boy department store on East Colonial Drive, near Rouse Road.
Deputies said they responded to the area for reports of a traffic crash.
The man was struck by two vehicles in the area before getting up and moved to the La-Z-Boy, a witness told investigators.
UPDATE: OCSO says a man with a knife threatened employees inside the Lazboy tonight with a knife and they called 911. The man refused to comply with deputies commands to drop the knife and he was shot by deputies. He died from his injuries. FDLE is investigating. @WFTV pic.twitter.com/iTAmmpOM8H
— Ashley Edlund (@AshleyEdlund) February 10, 2020
Deputies said the man pulled out a knife and threatened employees inside the business.
After two Orange County deputies told the man to drop the knife, the man moved toward the deputies, who then shot the man, officials said.
Watch: Orange County deputies give update on deputy-involved shooting
He was taken to a hospital where he died, officials said.
The deputies are on paid administrative leave, which is policy during an investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
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