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Sheriff Grady Judd said the suspect was threatening to shoot himself and his wife on her birthday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A married couple is dead after Polk County deputies responded to a domestic situation that led to shots being fired.<\/p>\n\n\n

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During a news conference Wednesday evening, Sheriff Grady Judd said the agency received a call around 1:30 p.m. from a man who said that his brother was planning to kill his wife on her birthday and then himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When deputies arrived to the home, located on Slocumb Road and Kokomo Road in Haines City, they say 41-year-old Adayn Rodriguez pointed a gun at them from the second floor of the balcony. He then proceeded to go back in the house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Judd said while investigators spent an hour trying to de-escalate the situation, Rodriguez made several calls to 911, including a call to a Polk County deputy he knows personally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The deputy on the phone reportedly also tried de-escalating the situation, including trying to get Adayn’s wife, Karla Rodriguez, out of the house. However, she refused to leave the home.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Adayn Rodriguez also told the deputy over the phone that he would not feel the pain of killing himself because he “smoked a lot of meth.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He eventually goes back out to the balcony and points his gun at a deputy again. That’s when an official shot at him once before he went back into the house, Judd said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When authorities made their way into the house, they reportedly shot Adayn several times, leaving him dead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upon further investigation, PCSO also discovered Karla was dead, but say there is no clear indication if she was killed by her husband.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sheriff Judd did explain that the couple was having problems for the past five years, based on information from a relative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two both reportedly have three children together, with Karla having an additional two children of her own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Judd said it’s still unclear if Adayn shot his gun at all, he explained that deputies “don’t wait” for someone to shoot at them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“If you point a gun at us we’re gonna shoot you,” Judd said. “We’re gonna shoot you a lot.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Judd says both Adayn and Karla Rodriguez have a criminal history. Karla was reportedly arrested for domestic violence last summer against Adayn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adayn has previous charges of aggravated assault and domestic violence, but when those incidents took place were not clear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The investigation into this incident is ongoing. Judd says more updates are expected to be provided as investigators learn more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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