Strangulation suspect dies week after being shot by Orange County deputy
Phillip Francis accused of shooting at law enforcement officers
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A strangulation suspect, who fired at deputies twice and in return was shot, has died more than a week after the deputy-involved shooting, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Records show Phillip Francis, 43, arrived at his ex-girlfriend’s home on Ridgemont Road the night of Feb. 6 as deputies were already there investigating an earlier domestic violence incident.
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Deputy Sheriff William Hatch saw the suspect’s silver Infiniti pull up, so he got out of his marked patrol car to approach Francis before he could reach the victim, according to the affidavit.
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A domestic violence suspect fired two shots at an Orange County sheriff’s deputy before the deputy returned fire, hitting the man late Friday night, according to an arrest affidavit.
Strangulation suspect fired at Orange County deputy twice before he was shot, records show
Deputy wasn’t injured
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A man accused of strangling his ex-girlfriend and setting her house on fire fired a handgun at a deputy twice before he was ultimately shot Friday night, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Records show the first call about 43-year-old Phillip Francis came in around 3:20 p.m. when his ex-girlfriend said that he had strangled her. A report was taken and the woman decided to stay elsewhere because she was afraid of what Francis would do if he returned to her home on Ridgemont Road, the report said.