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Oct. 4, 2012 — Boynton Beach

Michael Camberdella, 18 and autistic, was fatally shot by Palm Beach County sheriff's Deputy William Goldstein.

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According to the Palm Beach Post, Goldstein was responding to a report of a domestic disturbance from Camberdella's parents and found him holding pruning shears and a rubber mallet.

The deputy told the 18-year-old to drop the objects and get on the ground. Read more

Michael Camberdella dropped the shears and the mallet but walked toward Goldstein, took something out of his waistband and threw it at the deputy.

Goldstein fired 11 times, and one round struck Camberdella in the heart, killing him.

The objects turned out to be four lava rocks. In February 2013, the State Attorney's Office cleared Goldstein of wrongdoing and a sheriff's internal investigation did the same in March.

In August 2013, Camberdella's family sued the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.

The lawsuit was reportedly settled for more than $1 million in 2016.

This was the 108th police shooting in Florida in 2012.

Two days earlier, one officer shot one person in Miami .

15 days later, one officer shot one person in Naples .

6 ways this case compares to others

  1. Camberdella approached police in a threatening manner before being shot. That's true in almost 10% of police shootings.
  2. Camberdella was shot after friends, family, or others called the police to ask for help in getting Camberdella emergency mental health services. That’s a factor in 6 percent of cases.
  3. The officer shot 11 bullets. The average was eight.
  4. Camberdella was armed with a blunt/bludgeoning weapon. Only nine other people were armed the same way.
  5. A civil lawsuit was filed in response to Camberdella's shooting. Ninety other cases led to lawsuits.
  6. Camberdella showed signs of mental instability. Almost a third of all shootings involved someone who appeared mentally unstable.

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