The man died after a suspect in the Lakeland shooting shot and killed 11 people, sheriff said.

POLK COUNTY, Florida. — According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, a man who died after being shot dead by police in Polk County on Monday was involved in a drive-by shooting that left 11 people injured last week.

During a news conference Monday, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said detectives from the Lakeland Police Department, ATF and FDLE were monitoring Alex Green in connection with the Jan. 30 shooting that left 11 people injured, including two in critical condition. condition.

According to Judd, 21-year-old Greene jumped into a pickup truck and began to run away while being watched by police.

According to Judd, the suspect drove through Eagle Lake and Winter Haven to Havendale Boulevard, where Lakeland Police Captain Eric Harper used the pit to maneuver Green’s car.

Greene jumped out of the car and crashed into traffic on Havendale Boulevard before starting to run around the restaurant, deputies said.

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At this point, Judd said that Green ran into an older woman sitting in a car with the door open and jumped inside, pushing her away. According to Judd, after stealing the woman’s car, Green drives off, ignoring Harper’s orders to stop.

According to Judd, Green directed the stolen vehicle towards a detective, who shot Green six times. Green continued down Havendale Boulevard through a parking lot before crashing into a building.

According to Judd, Green was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Judd said the shooting was being investigated by the “Officer Film Team”.

Brian Haas, State Attorney for the 10th Judicial District, covering Polk, Highlands and Hardy Counties, said the team that will investigate the shooting is comprised of officers from those jurisdictions.

“We want the investigation to be transparent but effective, and we want the public to get all the answers they are entitled to at the end. These will be representatives from Hardy County, Highlands County, and various Polk County agencies,” Hass said.

Lakeland Police Chief Sam Taylor also spoke about the shooting that took place in his city’s jurisdiction last week.

“We are very confident that he is in fact involved – to what extent we don’t know yet. We’re still working on it,” Taylor said. “We were just trying to arrest him on a warrant in hopes of getting an interview with him regarding the shooting we had here in Lakeland last week and it turned into the pandemonium and mayhem you see here.”

Judd said Green had 10 previous felony charges, including running away to elude law enforcement, battery of a law enforcement officer, possession of a weapon, resisting arrest, and an outstanding burglary warrant.

“But look, only the evil ones run away when the police try to stop you, and that’s what happened here. If he hadn’t just run away from us, hadn’t run away, none of this would have happened,” Judd said.

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