LAKELAND, Fla. (WSVN) — Bizarre behavior in Lakeland led to a deadly deputy-involved shooting after, investigators say, the subject was already injured and high on drugs after being confronted for theft.

“Another witness tried to talk to him, and he said the guy growled at me, so I ran into the house and locked the door,” said Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd.

Deputies arrived at a gas station just when, they say, Timothy Schulz was using a brick to attempt to break into a truck. When they confronted him, he turned his attention to them, attacking them with garden shears.

They attempted to tase him and de-escalate the situation, but Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said Schulz climbed into one of their patrol vehicles and tried to grab a gun.

“I heard the gunshots and jumped out of bed,” s

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