POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A deputy fatally shot a child pornography suspect who lunged on a detective, pinned her to the ground and beat her Friday morning, officials from the Polk County Sheriff's Office said.
Two PCSO Computer Crimes detectives went to a home at 8th Street North in Dundee at 10 a.m. in reference to an online tip indicating that a resident at the home, Andres Estrada, was downloading child pornography, according to a news release.
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Estrada was initially cooperative with the investigation. Deputies said he allowed the detectives inside, spoke with them and handed over his electronic devices. When deputies found a photo that contained child pornography, Estrada "admitted that he knew it was child pornography, and appeared to be contrite," a news release said.
Deputies said the male detective told the female detective to read Estrada his Miranda rights while he walked into another room to call a supervisor. While that deputy was on the phone, he heard the woman yelling "help" and "get off me," according to authorities.
Estrada -- who is 6 feet tall and 220 pounds -- had lunged on the woman, threw her to the ground, pinned her and was punching her in the head and trying to remove her gun from the holster, the news release said.
The detective yelled for Estrada to get off of his partner and stop the attack, but when the commands were ignored, the deputy fired his weapon three times then pulled his partner to safety, according to the report.
Estrada's brother, who was in the room when the attack happened, said that Estrada yelled "You're not going to do this to me" before he became violent. He also tried to pull his brother off the deputy.
Authorities said Estrada died in the shooting. The deputy's injuries were non-life-threatening and she has since been released from an area hospital.
Estrada had no criminal history but was held under the Baker Act in March 2015, May 2015 and February 2016.
The Polk County Sheriff's Office is conducting an internal agency review of the deputy-involved shooting. The State Attorney's Office will also conduct a review.