The victim had cameras inside and outside of his shop, allowing investigators to watch as he was killed, then covered by the suspect.

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Officials: Florida fire chief arrested on murder charge

Authorities in Florida say the chief of a volunteer fire department is accused of fatally shooting a business owner because the victim owed him money. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office

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Officials: Florida fire chief is arrested on murder charge

Authorities in Florida say the chief of a volunteer fire department is accused of fatally shooting a business owner because the victim owed him money.

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PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — The chief of a volunteer fire department in Florida is accused of fatally shooting a business owner because the victim owed him money, authorities said.Brian Keith Easterling, 52, was taken into custody earlier Monday at his home in Holt, Florida and is awaiting extradition from the nearby county of Okaloosa, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office said. He was charged with premeditated murder, the sheriff’s office said in a …

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He is accused of shooting to death a business owner who owed him money, officials said.

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Florida fire chief is arrested on murder charge

According to authorities, he shot and killed a shop owner who allegedly owed him money.

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Florida fire chief arrested on murder charge

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- An arrest report states Baker Fire Chief Brian Easterling covered a Pensacola business owner's body with a car cover and took his vehicle after he shot and killed him. Channel 3 reported Monday morning that 52-year-old Brian Easterling is charged with the murder of a 63-year-old owner of a custom auto shop on Creighton Road. Family identifies the man as Michael Evers. Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons says the murder took pl

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Report: Man covered Pensacola business owner with car cover after shooting him in head

The chief of a volunteer fire department in Florida is accused of fatally shooting a business owner because the victim owed him money, authorities said.

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The victim had cameras inside and outside of his shop, allowing investigators to watch as he was killed, then covered by the suspect, Baker's fire chief.

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Pensacola shop owner's death caught on camera, police say; arrested Baker fire chief suspended

UPDATE (3:36 p.m.): The Baker Fire Department has suspended Brian Easterling or his duties as Chief of Department. The Assistant Chief, Mark McKenzie, has been appointed acting Fire Chief. ESCAMBIA…

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Fire chief arrested for murder of Pensacola business owner

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Brian Keith Easterling, 52, charged with premeditated murder. Shop owner, 63, was found shot to death inside his business in Pensacola. Easterling is chief of the Baker Fire District, a volunteer fire department in the Florida Panhandle. Assistant chief Mark McKenzie said Easterling was suspended and he would assume the role.

Pensacola shop owner's death caught on camera, police say; arrested Baker fire chief suspended

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