HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — A man accused of going on a violent rampage through South Florida is who was later killed in a police shooting in Hollywood days later, according to officers.
Authorities say 32-year-old Donald Taylor shot someone, robbed a Dollar General at gunpoint and robbed another store, among several other crimes.
He got away from Hollywood police initially, but days later they would find him armed and ultimately shoot him after he wouldn’t listen to their commands.
According to police, it started July 30 with a stolen firearm from a car off State Road 7.
Less than an hour later, police said Taylor and another man barreled into a convenience store in Miramar. Police said Taylor got into a confrontation with another man while he held a gun in his right hand. Taylor eventually shoved the person and pointed the gun at them.
Two days later, police say Taylor shot someone he knew in the 1200 block of Hollywood Boulevard around 1:30 a.m.
Ring video shows officers trying to get Taylor to surrender, but he ended up getting away from police.
That evening at 7:00 p.m. police said Taylor walked into a Dollar General off State Road 7 and grabbed a cashier at gunpoint, pushing her before leaving the store.
The next day, Aug. 2, video captured Taylor again, gun in hand, at a Walgreens off Pembroke Road.
He slid over the counter and started pocketing cash from the drawer, slowly taking the money before leaving.
The next day around 4:00 p.m. Hollywood detectives were surveilling the area of Southwest 61st Avenue and 19th Street in Miramar looking for Taylor.
When police located him and approached, they said he would not listen to officers, leading to them opening fire.
Taylor was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the police shooting.
Authorities said the person Taylor shot remains in critical condition.
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