Crystal Springs, Fla. (970 WFLA)-A Crystal Springs man was shot and killed by a deputy last night after he charged towards officers with a knife.
The dead man's mother had called 911 saying her 56 year old son, Stephen Steele had assaulted his girlfriend and was making threats.
When deputies showed up at the Higginson Road address, Steel barricaded himself in an RV camper parked next to the house and indicated he was going to cut his own throat. Steele told deputies to come inside and when they did, the sheriff's office report says, he lunged at the deputies with the knife, that's when one officer shot him. Steele later died at the hospital.
The Pasco Sheriff's Office says Steele has a violent criminal history in Florida and outside the state. . There had been two calls for assistance at the address specifically regarding Steele.
Watch the Pasco Sheriff's Press conference below.
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