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Deputies Fatally Shoot Man Wielding Shears After Lake Chase

5/26/2025

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In a dramatic confrontation, Polk County deputies fatally shot 42-year-old Timothy Schulz after he swam across a lake and lunged at them wielding garden shears. With a troubled past marked by drug-related arrests, Schulz attempted to seize a firearm from a patrol vehicle before succumbing to gunfire. Miraculously, no deputies were harmed in the incident.

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Story summary

In a dramatic confrontation, Polk County deputies fatally shot 42-year-old Timothy Schulz after he swam across a lake and lunged at them wielding garden shears. With a troubled past marked by drug-related arrests, Schulz attempted to seize a firearm from a patrol vehicle before succumbing to gunfire. Miraculously, no deputies were harmed in the incident.