A meth-crazed Florida man survived getting bitten by an alligator — simply to be fatally shot when he charged at cops making an attempt 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 medicine, had growled at good Samaritans making an attempt to toss him a life vest simply moments earlier than one of many gators bit his proper arm.
“The truth that he was bitten by an alligator and nonetheless continued his rampage is stunning,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd stated.
“However when you’re on sufficient meth, then the individual you see will not be the individual that’s attacking.”
The horror solely continued when Schulz instantly emerged from the lake quickly after being bitten and grabbed a pair of backyard shears from a close-by residence, 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 have been nonetheless making an attempt to take him peacefully into custody,” Judd stated.
The crazed man then tried to leap into the patrol automobile and take away one of many firearms, in response to authorities.
“At the moment our deputies shot a number of occasions,” the sheriff stated. “Because of this, Timothy is deceased.”
Schulz, who had a prolonged drug-packed rap sheet, had solely simply been reduce unfastened from the county jail on Could 20 following a methamphetamine bust.
The deputies concerned within the capturing might be placed on administrative depart because the ordeal is investigated, the sheriff stated.
