2 People Nearly Struck by Bullets After Lake Wales Man Opens Fire: PCSO

2 people nearly struck by bullets after Lake Wales man opens fire: PCSO

LAKE WALES, Fla. (WFLA) -- Two people, including a Polk County Sheriff's Office deputy, reported close encounters with gunfire in a neighborhood near Lake Wales on Saturday. PCSO deputies were called to the area of Walk-In-Water Road and Cypresswood Drive, southeast of Lake Wales, at around 5:35 p.m. The first deputy to arrive said she heard bullets flying over her head and took cover. Additional deputies arrived to track down the source of the …

Lake Wales man arrested after deputy forced to dodge gunfire, sheriff says

A Lake Wales man was arrested Saturday evening after deputies said he recklessly fired a handgun near his property, with bullets striking a nearby vehicle and forcing a responding deputy to take cover.