A man who armed himself with 2 knives at his parents’ was shot and injured when he advanced towards armed police officers.
A Volusia sheriff’s deputy shot at Michael Collmar, 43, as he emerged from the front door of the property. He was later transported to hospital.
The incident happened after a call early afternoon on Lakeshore Drive, in New Smyrna Beach in Volusia County, Florida.
The police said it was the second time they had turned up following a mid January incident in which his mother reported he was armed, screaming, paranoid and possibly hallucinating during an apparent mental health episode. He was not receptive to deputies’ attempts to communicate with him and connect him with counseling services.
Sunday’s call brought similar circumstances, and deputies again attempted to negotiate with Collmar with no success.
Eventually, after entering the house through a back door, deputies attempted using multiple Taser deployments and a less-lethal shotgun to subdue Collmar.
Despite these efforts, Collmar headed out the front door where more deputies were stationed just outside the house.
As a result the deputy fired as Collmar charged toward the group. Collmar was shot and fell to the ground, where deputies then moved in to provide life-saving aid.
Collmar’s parents were not injured in the incident, and neither were any of the deputies involved.
Collmar was recently released from Florida prison in October 2022 after serving about 4 years for charges including aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
His arrest, in that case, came after he stabbed a Port Orange man multiple times in July 2017. His Florida criminal history includes 31 felony charges with 17 convictions and 33 misdemeanour charges with 19 convictions.
Michael Collmar is charged with 4 counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, 2 counts of false imprisonment, and 1 count each of battery on a law enforcement officer and resisting an officer with violence.
He is also charged with violation of probation supervised release.
