Man Dies in Shootout with Deputies After Claiming He Was ‘Jesus’

• A person in Florida, who mentioned he was “Jesus and God” throughout a home dispute together with his dad and mom, was shot and killed by police on Friday, April 18
• Wayne Volz, 34, was killed in a shootout with police that started at his dad and mom’ home, when he attacked each of them and mentioned that his mom was “the satan”
• He then drove to a retailer together with his father, the place staff referred to as police

A person who mentioned he was “Jesus and God” throughout a home dispute together with his dad and mom was shot and killed by police.

In line with a press launch from the Polk County Sheriff’s Workplace in Florida, a 34-year-old man was killed on Friday, April 18, simply earlier than 5:30 p.m. native time after deputies and native cops had been referred to as to a retailer in Bartow, situated about 45 miles east of Tampa, for reviews of a home dispute.

In a press convention held on April 18, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd and Bartow Police Chief Steve Walker mentioned that the person, recognized as Wayne Volz, had gotten into an argument together with his dad and mom at their house in close by Fort Meade at round 11:30 a.m. that day.

In line with the sheriff, Volz “pistol whipped” his mom within the altercation — that means he struck her with a gun.

When Volz’s father tried to step in and assist the lady, Volz “knocked him down” and requested him, “Do you wish to die as we speak?” the sheriff mentioned on the press convention.

“If you wish to stay, you higher beg in your life,” Volz allegedly added. Judd mentioned that Volz then held his dad and mom on the home all day in opposition to their will, taking their cell telephones and ranting to his dad and mom about being “Jesus and God” whereas calling his mom “the satan.”

Volz’s father allegedly responded: “We’re folks of religion, you aren’t God.”

Finally, Volz’s father advised the 34-year-old that he wanted to go to work, as he was employed on the Lowe’s in Bartow. Volz determined to return together with his father to work, allegedly telling him that he wanted to “go to Bartow and kill lots of people.”

In line with the sheriff, when the pair arrived, Volz’s father went inside the house enchancment retailer and advised his coworkers what had occurred. The workers there then hid him from his son and referred to as 911.

Each Bartow police and the Polk County Sheriff’s Workplace responded to the scene. The Sheriff’s Workplace introduced a drone to assist the investigation, however Judd mentioned on the press convention that deputies had little info moving into.

“We’re all operating blind,” Judd recalled.

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Deputies ultimately situated Volz strolling exterior the constructing. The sheriff mentioned they yelled for him to cease, however he continued operating and ultimately encountered a number of extra deputies.

Volz allegedly shot at one Sheriff’s Workplace automobile seven or eight instances, and one bullet struck deputy Edwin Alexander, Judd added. Law enforcement officials started capturing again at Volz, and officer Mark Sills was struck within the chest.

Volz was taken to a neighborhood hospital and later died from his accidents, in response to Judd, who additionally alleged that he was identified to be a “drug addict.”

The injured officer and deputy had been additionally taken to native hospitals for remedy, and each are anticipated to make a full restoration, Judd mentioned throughout the press convention.

Per protocol, the native Officer Concerned Lethal Incident (OIDI) Process Drive and the PCSO Administrative Investigations Unit are set to research the capturing. The Polk County Medical Examiner can be within the means of conducting an post-mortem.

In case you are experiencing home violence, name the Nationwide Home Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go to thehotline.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is accessible 24/7 in additional than 170 languages.