The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office is currently working an investigation on Sandy Pine Road in Punta Gorda, which included a deadly officer-involved shooting.
According to Sheriff Bill Prummell, deputies responded to a residence shortly after noon on Wednesday in reference to a disturbance between two men. Deputies determined the incident to be a civil matter.
The homeowner reportedly wanted the other man off of his property. Deputies discovered, however, the homeowner had a warrant out for his arrest for failure to appear on a trespassing charge.
When they tried to arrest the man, he resisted. Deputies tried detaining him for approximately 20 minutes.
Deputies attempted to used tasers and pepper spray several times with no effect. Three deputies went “hands on” with him at one point and he “threw them off of him like they were ragdolls,” Sheriff Prummell said.
A deputy pulled out a shotgun that shoots beanbag rounds and the man was shot with the beanbag rounds several times, again with no effect.
The man eventually charged one of the deputies and that is when the deputy pulled his weapon and fatally shot him.
The man has been identified as 42-year-old Elroy Clarke.
One of the deputies the man attacked is being checked out at the hospital for a possible head injury. All deputies involved have been placed on administrative leave.
The State Attorney’s Office is on scene. The investigation is ongoing.
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