Gunman with rifle shoots at MCSO vehicles

Gunman with rifle shoots at MCSO vehicles

A man armed with an AR-15 assault rifle shot three Monroe County Sheriff’s Office vehicles in Marathon on Thursday, May 8, before apparently taking his own life.

LATE-NIGHT STANDOFF WITH GUNMAN ON APARTMENT COMPLEX ROOF IN MARATHON LEAVES SHOOTER DEAD

Last updated: May 9, 1 p.m. A 53-year-old gunman armed with an AR-15 rifle on the roof of an apartment complex in Marathon shot three police cruisers before appearing to […]

Gunman Shoots At Monroe County Deputies In Marathon, Found Dead In Rooftop Standoff

MONROE COUNTY, Fla. – A tense standoff in Marathon concluded late Thursday night with a gunman, who had fired upon Monroe County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) vehicles with an AR-15 assault rifle, apparently taking his own life. No deputies were injured during the incident. The incident started around 10 p.m. when the Sheriff’s Office received reports […] Gunman Shoots At Monroe County Deputies In Marathon, Found Dead In Rooftop Standoff

Man with AR-15 shot up Monroe County Sheriff's Office vehicles in Marathon: Authorities

A man with an AR-15 assault rifle shot at three Monroe County Sheriff’s Office vehicles while deputies were responding to an apartment complex in Marathon on Thursday, authorities said. Deputies were called to the complex on Sombrero Boulevard at around 10 p.m. for a man throwing objects from the roof, according to the sheriff’s office. “Deputies heard gunshots as they approached the building,” the department said in a statement. They were “clea…

A man with an AR-15 assault rifle fired on three vehicles from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) while officers came to attend to an incident at an apartment complex in Marathon on Thursday, according to authorities. Agents were called to the compound at Hat Boulevard around 10 p.m. by a man throwing objects from the roof, according to the sheriff’s office. “The officers heard shots as they approached the building,” MCSO said in a statem…