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West Park man shot by Broward Sheriff's deputy faces several charges
A 22-year-old man shot by a Broward Sheriff's deputy during an altercation in West Park now faces several charges.
Deputies responded to a 911 call about 12:20 p.m. Sunday over a disturbance involving a weapon in the 4000 block of Southwest 26th Street in West Park, the Sheriff's Office said in a news release on Monday.
When deputies confronted him, Joshua Gullatt punched a deputy, knocking him to the ground, the Sheriff's Office said.
Another deputy used a Taser, but Gullatt hit him and then ran into a bedroom and grabbed a weapon, the release said.
One of the deputies shot Gullatt. The deputy who fired his weapon is on administrative assignment pending the investigation.
Gullatt faces two counts of battery on a law enforcement officer, one count of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, one count of resisting arrest with violence and one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Gullatt and the deputy who was punched were treated at a hospital. The deputy had been released by Monday afternoon, but Gullatt remained in the hospital.
The Sheriff's Office did not specify which deputy fired his gun, how many shots were fired or whether any weapons were recovered from the home on a street of single-family houses between Pembroke Road and Hallandale Beach Boulevard.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the deputy-involved shooting, while BSO Homicide and Crime Scene units are investigating the initial incident.
BSO's Internal Affairs Unit is conducting an administrative review.
Sun Sentinel reporter David Fleshler contributed to this report.
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