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Lakeland city commissioner charged with murder in shooting of man he suspected of shoplifting
7:10 PM, Oct 19, 2018
LAKELAND, Fla. — Lakeland County Commissioner Michael Dunn has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder after he fatally shot a suspected shoplifter.
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Lakeland commissioner charged with murder in shooting of suspected shoplifter
Updated: October 19, 2018 at 07:23 PM
LAKELAND — A Lakeland city commissioner surrendered Friday to face a second-degree murder charge in the Oct. 3 fatal shooting of a suspected shoplifter at a military surplus store.
Michael Dunn, who has served on the City Commission since January, arrived at the Polk County Jail in Bartow shortly after 6 p.m., accompanied by detectives in an unmarked car.
At a news conference a half-hour later, Polk State Attorney Brian Haas said he doesn’t believe the killing of 50-year-old Christobal Lopez was premeditated. But he also doesn’t see grounds for a self-defense claim. So he took the matter to a grand jury, which indicted Dunn.
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Lakeland city commissioner could be charged in shooting death of Christobal Lopez
Video shows Florida city commissioner shooting accused shoplifter dead
Officials Release Video of Florida City Commissioner Who Fatally Shot Man
7:10 PM, Oct 19, 2018
LAKELAND, Fla. — Lakeland County Commissioner Michael Dunn has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder after he fatally shot a suspected shoplifter.
[...]
Lakeland commissioner charged with murder in shooting of suspected shoplifter
Updated: October 19, 2018 at 07:23 PM
LAKELAND — A Lakeland city commissioner surrendered Friday to face a second-degree murder charge in the Oct. 3 fatal shooting of a suspected shoplifter at a military surplus store.
Michael Dunn, who has served on the City Commission since January, arrived at the Polk County Jail in Bartow shortly after 6 p.m., accompanied by detectives in an unmarked car.
At a news conference a half-hour later, Polk State Attorney Brian Haas said he doesn’t believe the killing of 50-year-old Christobal Lopez was premeditated. But he also doesn’t see grounds for a self-defense claim. So he took the matter to a grand jury, which indicted Dunn.
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Lakeland city commissioner could be charged in shooting death of Christobal Lopez
Video shows Florida city commissioner shooting accused shoplifter dead
Officials Release Video of Florida City Commissioner Who Fatally Shot Man