DeLand, FL-A 64-year-old man near DeLand died from self-inflicted stab wounds Saturday as deputies tried to disarm him.
VCSO spokesman Gary Davidson says deputies were called to the home on Oxford Road around 10 AM. When they arrived, they found John Kerry in a highly impaired state, lying in bed and holding a large knife. Deputies ordered the man to put down the knife several times, but Kerry didn’t. With DeLand police assisting, deputies tried to disarm Kelly. That’s when he was able to stab himself in the abdomen.
Paramedics began treating him at the scene. Kerry was transported to the hospital by the Sheriff’s helicopter and was pronounced dead just before noon.
Davidson says because deputies were there when Kelly stabbed himself, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating what happened.
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