Suspect's brother killed after attacking deputy with piece of lumber: PCSO

FROSTPROOF, Fla. - An investigation is underway after a deputy-involved shooting that left one man dead in Frostproof on Friday night, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies were attempting to arrest 43-year-old Primitivo Garcia for failing to pay child support when they said his brother, 53-year-old Francisco Garcia-Vega, charged one of the deputies and struck him in the head with a 2x4 piece of lumber.

Courtesy: Polk County Sheriff's Office.

As Francisco was winding up to hit Deputy Martin again, other deputies fired at him.

"Francisco feloniously attacked our deputies with a deadly weapon, significantly injuring one, forcing them to shoot him." said Sheriff Grady Judd.

Primitivo ran from deputies, and they used tasers to take him down.

Deputy Martin suffered a 3.5-inch cut to the back of his head which took 11 staples to close. He was released on Saturday morning.

Francisco was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

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At the residence at 123 West Frostproof Baptist Church Rd., investigators also found piles of solid waste, broken-down bicycles/parts, bicycle tires, various pieces of rusted metals, piles of household trash, household garbage, plywood and scrap wood, five tires, open containers with various household trash and household goods and gallon-sized paint cans. The various open containers, blue barrels, and other open cans allowed the collection of water and breeding of anthropoid larva such as mosquitos that are known to spread diseases to humans and animals.

Additionally, a trailer had an open cooler that contained water and was being maintained in a manner that allows additional growth of anthropoid larva.

There were also several open plastic pipes going from a landfill/septic tank system to the mobile home that were cracked/broken and not being maintained.

The solid waste was left exposed to the elements, causing it to deteriorate, decompose and pollute the environment.

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