Since he was involved in Mass Shootings so I won't lose too much sleep over this guy. Police: Man Involved in Midtown Mass Shootings Dies After Being Shot by LPD Captain He Tried to Run Over.
Polk County, Florida is roughly halfway between Tampa and Orlando. Winter Haven, Florida is roughly in the center of Polk County, about 40 miles SW of Orlando.
Pandemonium took over on Winter Haven’s Havendale Boulevard at about 2 p.m. Monday when a suspect connected to last week’s mass shooting in Lakeland fled from law enforcement officers, was involved in several crashes and a carjacking, and was then shot to death by a Lakeland Police captain whom the suspect tried to run over.
Polk County deputies, Lakeland Police, the BATFE, and Florida Dept. of of Law Enforcement were watching this guy because they thought he was involved in a mass shooting last week. There was an outstanding warrant and they had hoped to take him in to custody. But that didn't work out as planned.
They were about to serve the warrant when Greene jumped into a white Silverado pickup truck and sped away, with Lakeland Police officers chasing him. Greene traveled north into Winter Haven, winding up on Havendale Boulevard as he weaved in and out of traffic.
Click thru for a description of the chase, a foot chase, a car stolen, the attempt to run over a Lakeland Police Dept. captain, a shooting and a crash.
And we get a statement from my favorite sheriff, Grady Judd.
“Only the wicked flee when the police try to stop them and that’s what occurred here,” Judd said. “Had he simply not run from us, not fled, then none of this would have happened. We didn’t choose to shoot him. He chose for us to shoot him with his conduct. And you’re not allowed to run from the police and try to carjack people who have just finished lunch at a restaurant and then drive directly at the police and think anything other is going to happen to you. So at the end of the day, we could have taken him into custody peacefully without any problems at all, but he chose for this to be the end.”
Or as Danny DeVito said in Renaissance Man...
The choices we make dictate the life we lead.
Or not, as the case may be. (After being shot and crashing the stolen car, officer performed CPR on him, but he was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
As I have said, I thought a long time about moving to Polk County, because I love Sheriff Judd and his approach to keeping the people of Polk County safe.
Hat tip to The Other McCain: Crime Reduction in Polk County, Florida
Say hello to 21-year-old Alex Michael Greene and, while you’re at it, go ahead and say good-bye, because Mr. Greene shuffled off this mortal coil yesterday in Polk County.
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