Eric St. Germain

How they died

Deadly force

A neighbor heard arguing from a couple inside of the home. The neighbor heard more arguing and heard the suspect yell "call the cops, I have a gun." Pasco County sheriff's office arrived on scene. Deputies, along with SWAT team members, spent two hours trying to get the suspect to come out. After 2 hours, negotiations broke down and the suspect stopped communicating with officials. Deputies used tear gas, flash bangs and a robot to try to get him to come out. SWAT members ultimately forced entry into the home and found the suspect in the bathroom with a knife in his hand. They told him to put the knife down but he refused, so they tasered him, but it was ineffective, and they shot and killed him.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Eric St. Germain, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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