DEAF MAN SHOT DEAD BY POLICE FOR FAILING TO OBEY ORDERS HE COULD NOT HEAR

Police shot dead a man after he failed to obey their orders - only to find out later he was deaf.

Edward Miller, 52, was gunned down by Joel Hernandez, a deputy sheriff in Volusia County, Florida, as he reportedly sat in his car at a compound. His grieving son, also called Edward and who witnessed the incident on Saturday, said his father had suffered severe hearing problems since childhood. 

The shooting happened after police were called to reports of an argument. It was claimed officers saw a gun and shouted out a number of instructions. “I kept telling them that he can’t hear them,” said Edward Jnr.

 “I was right there. I saw the whole thing.” The Millers had visited the compound in Daytona Beach the previous day where they were involved in a dispute with staff about trying to recover their car.

Police shot dead a man after he failed to obey their orders - only to find out later he was deaf. Edward Miller, 52, was gunned down by Joel Hernandez, a deputy sheriff in Volusia County, Florida, as he reportedly sat in his car at a compound. His grieving son, also called Edward and who witnessed the incident on Saturday, said his father had suffered severe hearing problems since childhood. The shooting happened after police were called to reports of an argument. It was claimed officers saw a gun and shouted out a number of instructions. “I kept telling them that he can’t hear them,” said Edward Jnr. “I was right there. I saw the whole thing.” The Millers had visited the compound in Daytona Beach the previous day where they were involved in a dispute with staff about trying to recover their car.
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