News conference: Deputy-involved shooting (October 23, 2024)
The Tenth Judicial Circuit Officer Involved Deadly Incident Task Force is investigating a deputy-involved shooting that occurred in northeast Polk County near the 2000 block of Slocumb Road in unincorporated Haines City, on October 23, 2024. All of the deputies involved are safe.
Adayn Rodriguez, 41 years of age, fatally shot the victim, his wife, 35-year-old Karla Rodriguez. He then repeatedly threatened deputies on the scene with his handgun; they were forced to shoot him, and he succumbed to his injuries.