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A Florida man who was apparently bitten while swimming in alligator-infested waters Monday morning was fatally shot after, officials said, he emerged from the lake and charged at sheriff's deputies with garden shears.

Two deputies, including a trainee, opened fire on Timothy Schulz, 42, after they deployed a stun gun that appeared to have no effect and after Schulz tried to remove a firearm from their patrol cruiser, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd told reporters.

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“The fact that he was bitten by an alligator and still continued his rampage is shocking,” Judd said.

Authorities first responded to a call involving Schulz at 5:56 a.m., when he appeared at a racetrack shaking and asking

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