Orlando, Florida — On June 7, 2025, at approximately 3:30 p.m., Deputies with Orange County Sheriff’s Office responded to 203 N. Ortman Drive in reference to a schizophrenic man who reportedly was not taking his medication and was acting erratically in the street. The deputies were responding to a 9-1-1 call from the man's mother. Before going to the home, deputies met her at a nearby location to obtain more information. The mother said her son, 30-year-old Terry Washington Jr., was acting erratically. In addition, she said her son did not have access to weapons, such as knives, because they had been removed from the home. Deputies went to the Home, where they made contact with the man’s father, who said his son, Terry Washington Jr. was in a bedroom and had a knife. Deputies tried to get Washington to speak with them for five minutes before he exited the room, and within one second charged and tried to stab one of the deputies on scene. Washington grabbed at the deputy’s gun while he swung the knife at the deputy. The deputy then discharged his service weapon, striking Washington. Deputies rendered aid on scene until paramedics arrived and transported Washington to the hospital, where he died. The deputy who fired his weapon was transported to the hospital where he was treated for lacerations to his head and is expected to be ok.
