Event Brief
Armed man killed after Clearwater home invasion
Filed: May 22, 2026 at 10:00 PM ET
Summary: Deputies responded to an armed break-in on Candler Road; the suspect attacked a woman with a knife and was shot.
WHO: Pinellas County deputies; Clearwater Police Chief Eric Gandy; an armed suspect
WHAT: Deputies shot and killed a man after he broke into a woman's home and attacked her with a knife
WHEN: May 22, 2026 at 9:28 PM ET
WHERE: Candler Road off Palmetto Street, Pinellas County (Clearwater)
WHY: The suspect broke into the home and attacked the woman with a knife; deputies used force after repeated refusal to come out.
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