US EditionFL 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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The agent was called to the store by an individious causing disturbance and shortly after carrying the suspect shot him multiple times
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…
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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Fox NewsFlorida 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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