Man with hatchet killed in Fruitland Park Police shooting

FRUITLAND PARK, Fla. – Fruitland Park Police say they responded to a crash around 2:30 this morning on Mirror Lake Drive.

That’s when they encountered 53-year-old Duane Holston carrying a hatchet as he walked away from a crashed pickup truck.

Officers say they told him to stop, but he didn’t, saying he “just wanted to go home.”

Officers say they continued trying to get Holston to drop the hatchet, when he reached for a gun, and officers shot.

Police say the man was hit, and eventually died after officers tried to give him medical aid.

No officers were hurt.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the shooting.