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Michael Jerome Taylor
United States · Aged 17 · Died 12/26/2018
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Officers responded at 2:21 a.m. to a call from an employee at Salem's about a large crowd gathered in the parking lot, police said. Officers attempted to clear the parking lot when Officer Raj Patel noticed a black Chevrolet Camaro that fit the description of a other stolen from Winter Haven. As multiple officers approached the other, the driver, Michael Jerome Taylor, allegedly attempted to flee. Officer Markais Neal and two other officers shot and killed Taylor as he reportedly accelerated through the parking lot, Police found a loaded black 9mm handgun in the Camaro. Police alleged vehicular assault.
Alleged responsible partyLakeland Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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