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Feb. 13, 2009 — Jacksonville

Police began to chase Darrell Ernest Phillips, 40, after he robbed a Fifth Third Bank.

He handed the teller a note and then demanded more after she gave him some money. She then gave him $2 bills. He left the bills, and drove away.

Officers tracked the robber's gold sport utility vehicle to the 3300 block of Lake Shore Boulevard, and Phillips stopped in front of the Marine Max boat yard and got out of his vehicle, against police orders. Read more

He approached Officer Frederick Dash with a .32-caliber long-barreled revolver in his hand. Dash fired and hit Phillips multiple times.

Phillips recovered from his injuries and was sentenced to prison for robbery and aggravated assault on law enforcement officer, among other charges.

This was the 23rd police shooting in Florida in 2009.

One day earlier, one officer shot one person in Bonita Springs .

Two days later, one officer shot one person in Fort Myers .

1 way this case compares to others

  1. Phillips was armed with a firearm. That’s true of almost half the people shot.

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