Credit: Hillsborough County Sheriff s Office
A Florida police officer was killed in a high-speed chase with a suspect one day before he was set to retire.
On Monday afternoon, Hillsborough County deputies responded to reports from the Paddock Club Apartments in Brandon of a man allegedly throwing property out of his apartment window and front door. The man was later identified as 28-year-old Travis Zachary Gabriel Garrett, Sheriff Chad Connister said at a press conference Monday afternoon. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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However, after speaking with Garrett through the door, deputies determined there was no cause to arrest him at the time.
A Hillsborough County sheriff’s deputy with one shift left before retirement was intentionally hit and killed by a man fleeing law enforcement, officials said. That man was charged Tuesday with murder and other counts.