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Who is Ramon Martinez, man shot by deputies after injuring Sheriff Samuel Yates at Frostproof, Florida?

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One man is dead and a Polk District sheriff’s representative harmed after a traffic stop transformed into a lethal shootout including a prisoner short-term
Polk District Sheriff Grady Judd and High countries Region Sheriff Paul Blackman talked about the episode at a Friday morning news gathering close to the scene in Frostproof
Polk appointees started around two hours of dealings with Martinez, who was smoking methamphetamines

After a traffic register for the time being developed with a prisoner taking lethal firefight, one man is dead and one Polk District sheriff’s representative is harmed.

At a Friday morning public interview held near the area in Frostproof, Polk District Sheriff Grady Judd and High countries Region Sheriff Paul Blackman examined the circumstance.

Around 10:45 on Thursday night, as per Blackman, officials endeavored to direct a traffic stop in High countries Province on an orange Nissan. In the wake of running a stop sign at the convergence of Parkway 627 and Grand Expressway 17A, representatives became worried that the driver might be intoxicated.

As per Blackman, the vehicle didn’t stop, and representatives had to seek after it as it voyaged north along Grand Parkway towards Polk Region. At the point when a lady inside the orange Nissan called 911 to report being kept inside the vehicle, delegates were going to end the pursuit since it was essentially for a traffic infraction.

The deceased suspect is 37-year old Ramon Martinez (DOB: July 4, 1985).

— Polk County Sheriff 🚔 Grady Judd (@PolkCoSheriff) June 30, 2023


As indicated by the sheriffs, representatives halted the suspect’s vehicle close to Grand Parkway South and TS Wilson Street in light of the fact that the driver had become abandoned on a raised focus middle. Representatives from Polk Region were mentioned to help.

Judd guaranteed that when Polk representatives showed up on the scene, they thought there were three individuals inside the vehicle: the unidentified female driver, Raul Martinez, 37, who was sitting in the front seat, and a small kid in the secondary lounge.

Martinez, who was consuming methamphetamines, went into discussions with Polk representatives for right around two hours, as per Judd. Martinez confessed to police that he was going in his vehicle with two firearms. Through the windows of the auto and utilizing a versatile, prisoner talks started.

At a certain point during the dealings, Martinez mentioned water, as indicated by Judd. Martinez dismissed the representatives’ proposal to let the mother and youngster out of the vehicle in return for some water. Afterward, because of an exchange offer, he tossed a gun and a magazine of ammunition out of the vehicle.

As per Judd, representatives left jugs of water outside Martinez’s vehicle with an end goal to bait her out. Martinez in the end allowed the female driver to escape the vehicle to get a jug of water, as per him, and delegates snatched her to get her to somewhere safe and secure. She was safe.