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Jan. 9, 2009 — Panama City

Deputies James Minchew and Richard Bagwell went to the house of Sean Creamer to serve a child abuse warrant.

Creamer, 27, was not there so they waited outside. When he arrived, they surrounded his car and asked him to exit the vehicle. Creamer refused to the exit the vehicle.

Deputies reached into the car but Creamer put the car into reverse and dragged the officers, throwing them from the vehicle. Read more

They claim that Creamer tried to strike them with the vehicle, so both fired into the vehicle. Creamer then took off down Tram Road where another deputy laid down a set of road spikes.

Creamer avoided the spikes but lost control of his car and ran into a ditch.

He then fled on foot but officers chased him down. He was taken to the hospital for a gunshot wound to his wrist.

He was later sentenced to prison for crimes including aggravated assault on a LEO.

This was the fourth police shooting in Florida in 2009.

One day earlier, three officers shot one person in Plantation .

Three days later, two officers shot one person in Palm Beach .

1 way this case compares to others

  1. Creamer and 94 other people who police shot reportedly drove at an officer.

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