Police Shoot, Kill Man After He Points Military-Style Rifle At Drivers In Tarpon Springs

TARPON SPRINGS, FL — A man was shot and killed by Tarpon Springs police after pointing a military-style rifle at drivers at a Tarpon Springs intersection Saturday night.

At 9:27 p.m., Tarpon Springs police responded to calls of a man walking down Pinellas Avenue near Tarpon Avenue, pointing a rifle at people driving by.

When police arrived, they saw the man aim the gun at several cars. He then pointed the rifle at the officers. Police fired at him, striking him several times.

Tarpon Spring police officers gave the man first aid until he was taken to Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point where he was pronounced dead.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney's Office are investigating the use of deadly force by police.