ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The Orange City Police Department is investigating an officer-involved shooting at a bank.
The shooting happened on Tuesday at the Truist Bank on Enterprise Road. The subject involved in the incident was transported to a hospital for medical treatment, according to police.
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An Orange City police officer shot a man who was holding a knife and attempting to enter the bank on Tuesday afternoon, officials said.
The man was already bleeding and armed with a knife when officers first encountered him in the shopping complex on Enterprise Road, according to Orange City Police Chief Daryl Miller. Officers followed the man, attempting to stop him and deploying Tasers before the shooting occurred.
“He was entering an establishment where other individuals were, and, I think, thankfully, that there was only one person injured,” Miller said. “It could have been more individuals by him entering the bank, you know, armed at that time.”
On Thursday, police identified the man shot as 54-year-old Michael Alan Smith. He was transported to a hospital for treatment and was last listed in stable condition.
“No further information regarding the individual’s condition is available at this time,” police said in a statement.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has been notified and is investigating, which is standard procedure for officer-involved shootings. Volusia Sheriff crime scene technicians and Orange City police officers remained at the scene through the afternoon and into the night.
The suspect’s motives for approaching the bank remain under investigation. The officer involved in the shooting has been with the department for approximately one year. In accordance with standard protocol, that officer has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.
Miller requested public assistance with the investigation, asking anyone with video footage or who witnessed the incident to contact the Orange City Police Department at 386-775-9999 or the detectives listed below:
- Detective Dagley, Dagleybdagley@orangecityfl.gov
- Detective Martell, bmartell@orangecityfl.gov