HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A deputy-involved shooting investigation is underway after a knife-wielding suspect was shot and killed on Thursday night.

Around 9 p.m., the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office responded to a dispute between neighbors.

The suspect, 47-year-old Jason Douglas Paul, called 911, claiming his neighbor punched him. Deputies said Paul was acting erratically and making threats to kill his neighbor.

Paul made comments including, “He’s lucky I didn’t kill him,” “He’s lucky I didn’t snap his neck and kill him,” and “I’m going to get a gun, conceal it, and kill him,” according to HCSO.

When deputies tried to Baker Act him after he continued his erratic behavior, Paul retreated inside his home and refused to come out.

According to the sheriff’s office, Paul yelled out to deputies, “I’m going to kill you” and “You don’t have to be here.”

Paul’s mother gave officials a key to the apartment, and as deputies approached, they heard a woman screaming and saw Paul brandishing a knife through the window of his second-floor apartment.

Deputies said Paul then grabbed the woman inside by the neck and pulled her into a back bedroom at knifepoint. That’s when officials smashed the window and forced themselves inside.

Paul was ordered several times to drop the knife, which was being held against the woman’s body.

At that point, Deputy John Howes shot and killed Paul.

Paul was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. According to the sheriff’s office, Paul has a criminal history of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and resisting an officer without violence.

Howes has been with HCSO since February 2024 and does not have a history of force.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the deputy-involved shooting.