Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons says they tried to get the man, now identified as Colin West to come outside.
“He decides to come out with a handgun in his hand and not only that he decides to shoot at the deputies that had gathered,” added Simmons.“Right when I dozed off I heard the first three or four pops of his weapon going off and then right behind that second by second they followed up with a volley of rounds,” said Eddie White.“He was on four years probation for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in 2019. Kidnap and false imprisonment,” said Simmons.
The sheriff says this isn’t how they wanted things to end, but he feels his deputies didn’t have any other option. “Here’s the deal. When you come out with a gun in your hand and start shooting at us you get what you get and that’s dead,” said Simmons. Sheriff Simmons says the eight deputies involved in the shooting have been placed on administrative leave. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is investigating.Download the FOX10 Weather App. Get life-saving severe weather warnings and alerts for your location no matter where you are. Available free in the
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