LADY LAKE, Fla. -- A man was shot and killed in a Sumter County deputy-involved shooting Friday in Lady Lake.
- Man shot, killed in deputy-involved shooting
- Anthony Colemen reportedly punched dog, pushed woman
- Deputies fired shots after man raised firearm at them
The shooting stemmed from a domestic disturbance call, according to the Sheriff's Office.
Deputies responded to residence on NE 105th Lane at about 6:20 p.m.
A woman first met deputies at a nearby church and told them a man, later identitied as Anthony Coleman, punched their dog in the face three times.
She and Coleman then allegedly got into an argument, where he pushed her. That’s when the woman fled the scene with her children and contacted deputies.
While interviewing the woman, deputies heard gunshots nearby. Soon after they located Coleman, who, according to a sheriff's office news release, refused comply with their orders.
Authorities say he raised his firearm at deputies, which prompted two deputies to fire shots at him.
Coleman was transported to Ocala Regional Medical Center, where he later died..
Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the shooting.