I just read about the death of the suspected killer of a Polk County deputy. SWAT team members shot him numerous times. That’s not surprising, given that he killed two of their own (yes, I count the dog as a police officer). Also, I don’t have a problem with this ending. The man demonstrated his danger to the community. He chose to create this mess. Now a wife and three children will never see Deputy Matt Williams again.
“God will be his judge and jury now” said Sheriff Grady Judd, adding “we ran out of bullets” on Oct 1, 2006 to the Orlando Sentinel when asked why the police had shot Freeland 68 times.
We still don’t know what this man feared from being arrested. He was pulled over for speeding. He asked the deputy if he would be arrested, and the deputy told him he didn’t know. At that point, the deputy probably didn’t have enough information.
Even now, it’s unclear what was his true name. We’ve read reports of multiple aliases during this ordeal. Was he from Miami? Was he an illegal alien?
Maybe we’ll learn more. At least now, the police community and family can start grieving.