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Oct. 11, 2011 — Tampa

Deputies were looking for Lennox Lowery, 53, who allegedly shot an acquaintance who had begun dating his ex-girlfriend.

Hillsborough SO

They found him in the backyard of a home on Huntley Avenue, hiding under a tarp. He crawled out holding a handgun and refused to drop the weapon.

Lowery turned toward Cpl. Anthony Miller. Miller and Deputy Matthew Laslo opened fire, wounding Lowery in three places. Read more

He was later sentenced to 30 years in prison for attempted murder.

This was the 106th police shooting in Florida in 2011.

One day earlier, five officers shot one person in Miami .

Three days later, one officer shot one person in Miami .

4 ways this case compares to others

  1. Lowery did not immediately comply with police instruction, a factor in nearly a quarter of shootings.
  2. Lowery tried to kill someone before the shooting, according to police. That’s true only 3 percent of the time.
  3. Lowery was armed with a firearm. That’s true of almost half the people shot.
  4. Lowery pointed a weapon at officers. Twenty-eight percent of shootings involved people who police say pointed a weapon at them.

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