A meth-crazed Florida man survived getting bitten by an alligator — simply to be fatally shot when he charged at cops attempting to assist him.
The wild scenes erupted after Timothy Schulz, 42, was noticed swimming in an alligator-infested lake in Lakeland, south of Orlando, early Monday, authorities stated.
Schulz, who cops stated was excessive on medication, had growled at good Samaritans attempting to toss him a life vest simply moments earlier than one of many gators bit his proper arm.
“The fact that he was bitten by an alligator and still continued his rampage is shocking,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd stated.
“But if you’re on enough meth, then the person you see is not the person that’s attacking.”
The horror solely continued when Schulz immediately emerged from the lake quickly after being bitten and grabbed a pair of backyard shears from a close-by dwelling, authorities stated.
As deputies arrived on the scene, Schulz then charged at them with the shears.
One of many officers fired off their stun gun in a bid to thwart Schulz — however the taser had no impact, authorities stated.
“They were still trying to take him peacefully into custody,” Judd stated.
The crazed man then tried to leap into the patrol car and take away one of many firearms, in accordance with authorities.
“At that time our deputies shot multiple times,” the sheriff stated. “As a result, Timothy is deceased.”
Schulz, who had a prolonged drug-packed rap sheet, had solely simply been lower unfastened from the county jail on Might 20 following a methamphetamine bust.
The deputies concerned within the capturing will probably be placed on administrative go away because the ordeal is investigated, the sheriff stated.
