The article discusses the incident where Timothy Schulz, a 42-year-old man, was shot dead by sheriff's deputies in Polk County, Florida, after suffering an alligator bite and subsequently threatening officers with garden shears. It outlines how deputies were initially alerted about Schulz's erratic behavior at a convenience store. After more calls from residents about Schulz swimming in a lake with alligators, he emerged injured and attempted to use garden shears against deputies, prompting them to open fire. The Sheriff's office emphasized his likely methamphetamine use throughout the event.
Deputies were earlier called to a nearby convenience store by a worker who reported a man acting strangely, shaking, and asking to call his son but the person had disappeared.
He was believed to be high on methamphetamine, the sheriff added. Schulz charged their vehicle while waving the shears, and tried to snatch their weapons.
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