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On June 7, 2025, at about 3:30 p.m., Orange County deputies responded to 203 N. Ortman Drive for a report of a schizophrenic man who was not taking his medication and was acting erratically in the street.

Deputies contacted the man's father at the home. He said his son, Terry Washington Jr., was in a bedroom and had a knife. Deputies tried to get Washington to speak with them for five minutes before he came out of the room.

Within one second, Washington charged and tried to stab one of the deputies. He grabbed at the deputy's gun while swinging the knife at the deputy.

The deputy fired his service weapon, striking Washington. Deputies rendered aid until paramedics arrived, and Washington was taken to the hospital, where he died.

The deputy who fired was taken to the hospital and treated for lacerations to his head. He is expected to be ok. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the shooting, and the deputy is on temporary, paid administrative leave pending the initial review.