Man armed with railroad spike killed in deputy-involved shooting at Plant City worship center [Video]

PLANT CITY, Fla. – A man who authorities said was armed with a railroad spike and threatening a Plant City worship center was shot and killed in a deputy-involved shooting on Tuesday.

According to Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister, deputies responded to Divine Mercy Prayer Center, at 2905 S Frontage Rd, at 2:40 a.m. after receiving a call about a man banging on the windows saying he was going to kill the people residing inside.

When they arrived, deputies found that the man had climbed a wrought-iron gate to get into the worship center and observed he had a sharp object.

They saw him pacing behind the fence and growling at deputies.

As shown in bodycam video, the man was groaning and moving erratically as the deputies told him to drop the sharp object, which turned out to be a railroad spike.

After pacing behind the fence, he eventually moved out from behind it and came …