The entire traffic stop was captured on two separate dash cameras. MORE NEWS: Car crashes into Florida fire station narrowly missing lieutenant's bed "But for now, I’m just extremely thankful that our deputies are safe and that the suspect is no longer on this planet, where he could put someone else’s life in peril," Sheriff Ivey added. "Even worse and more disgusting, is that this career criminal - whose name doesn’t even deserve mentioning - was actually out on bond with active warrants for additional felony drug trafficking cases, where he could attempt to kill our deputies when he should have been safely locked behind bars, where he couldn’t victimize another citizen or innocent bystander," he explained while stating that he wants answers for why a man with the record he has was allowed out on bond. Gallop is a criminal justice/breaking news reporter at FLORIDA TODAY.Sheriff Ivey said that the man also had prior convictions for robbery with a firearm, failing to register as a career offender, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, resisting arrest with violence, possession of controlled substances, and various probation violations. The sheriff's office will gather interviews, its own forensic evidence, ballistics information and other elements of the case to present to the State Attorney's Office for review within two to three months. Several unidentified deputies from the SWAT team involved in returning fire at the armed man have been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation. The Brevard County sheriff's office - which, unlike other agencies, does not use the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to conduct shooting incidents deputies are involved in - is investigating the case. Ivey said agents believed fentanyl and meth would possibly be located inside the residence. It was not immediately clear what, if any, drugs the sheriff's office located or the quantity. The search warrant at the home - located not far from the Sebastian Inlet and in a neighborhood where homes range from $600,000 to over $1 million, according to real estate website Zillow - was conducted late Wednesday. The woman who survived remains hospitalized. If confirmed, the shooting would be the first such deadly incident for Brevard in the new year.Īn autopsy is expected to be conducted to review the injuries, how they happened and to determine the exact cause of death in the man's case. The woman was taken from the house by Brevard County Fire Rescue and transported to a nearby hospital for treatment of her injuries. The SWAT team returned fire, striking the man and the woman. The unidentified man pointed the shotgun at the deputies and fired. An older woman stepped out of the home and agents resumed calling for other residents, the woman's son and his friend to walk out.ĭeputies spotted the man in a hallway with a shotgun. Ivey, who accompanied the SWAT team for the afternoon search warrant, said law enforcement agents called out to the residents inside the home, located in the 200 block of Beverly Court. There was a lot of traffic in and out over there." “This is a really quiet area, but I’m not surprised. “My sister told me the cops were outside,” Frenz said as he waited for a deputy to allow him past the cordoned-off area by his home. Neighbors in the community, nestled between the Indian River to the west and the ocean a short walk away, were mostly quiet about the incident, retreating to their homes as reporters asked questions.Įthan Frenz lives a few houses to the east of the targeted home. Late Wednesday, a sole patrol car blocked the narrow roadway to the home in the residential area, a place where neighbors felt comfortable enough to leave their garage doors open into the night.
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