A Florida man was fleeing authorities when he impaled himself with a stolen knife and died on Friday, police said.

Jerry Ellis Word, 53, of Lakeland, reportedly removed a knife from its packaging at a Lowe’s Home Improvement store in Plant City before trying to walk out with it, according to the Tampa Bay Times.

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Word was stopped by loss prevention staff, but he allegedly "waved the knife in a threatening way before fleeing through the parking lot," the Tampa Bay Times reported.

Police found Word behind an apartment complex building and they said he "impaled himself with the knife in the ‘upper arm area,’" according to the Tampa Bay Times.

Word was taken to the hospital where he died shortly after, according to the Tampa Bay Times.

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