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FL Deputy, Suspect Killed In Gunfight At Dollar General

Deputy William May, a Walton County deputy, died after a Wednesday afternoon shooting in Mossy Head.
May responded to a call about a disturbance at a Dollar General while volunteering for an overtime shift.
May spoke briefly with the suspect, after which the suspect exited the store followed by Deputy May.
Sheriff Adkinson stated the suspect drew a gun and fired multiple rounds, some stopped by May's vest, but one proved fatal; at least 18 rounds were fired.
Deputy May returned fire, killing the suspect, but succumbed to his injuries at 7:10 p.m. After medical staff worked for four hours.

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FL Deputy, Suspect Killed In Gunfight At Dollar General

FL Deputy, Suspect Killed In Gunfight At Dollar General - Tampa, FL - A Florida sheriff said a deputy and suspect who fired at least 18 shots outside a Dollar General store both died in the "violent gunfight."

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Florida deputy killed in shootout at a Dollar General

Walton County Sheriff’s Office (MOSSY HEAD, Fla.) — A Florida deputy has been killed in a shootout at a Dollar General store, according to Walton County Sheriff Mike Adkinson. At approximately 2 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, deputies received a call from a Dollar General store in Mossy Head, Florida, stating there was an individual “causing a disturbance and needed to be trespassed from the scene,” Adkinson said during a press conference on Wedne…

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WCSO deputy killed in line of duty during shooting in Mossy Head

UPDATE: WALTON COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) - Walton County Sheriff's Office announced the death of Deputy William May who was involved in a shooting in Mossy Head on Wednesday afternoon. Deputy May was not supposed to be working, but volunteered for an overtime shift. He was responding to a call at a Dollar General on Lancelot Road, about a block north of Highway 90. Sheriff Mike Atkinson stated Deputy May had a brief 10 to 15 second discussion with the…

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Florida deputy killed in shootout outside Dollar General store

A sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed in a shootout with a suspect outside a store in Florida on Wednesday, according to authorities who say the death has left them in shock and disbelief. Deputy Will May, 38, died after he responded to a call of a person trespassing inside a Dollar General store in Walton County in West Florida around 2 p.m., Sheriff Michael Adkinson of the Walton County Sheriff’s Office said at a press briefing Wednesday. W…

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‘It does not make sense': Florida deputy killed in shootout with suspect

A Florida's sheriff's office is in mourning after a deputy was killed in a shootout with a suspect on Wednesday.

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Florida deputy shot, killed in line of duty while working volunteer shift

The deputy was wearing a ballistic vest which stopped several of the rounds. But the sheriff said one round went underneath the vest, which was the shot that reportedly killed him.

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