KISSIMMEE, Fla. – A hostage situation broke out at a Kissimmee apartment complex on Friday morning, ultimately leading to the suspect being shot and killed by deputies, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies told News 6 that they responded to the Jamison Apartments near Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway and Partin Settlement Road around 10:40 a.m. to “investigate a domestic battery.”
But when deputies tried to contact the 30-year-old suspect, he shut and locked the apartment door, deputies added.
“We monitored the suspect as he went on Facebook Live,” investigators wrote. “He made suicidal remarks and displayed a handgun.”
[BELOW: Video shared with News 6 by emergencyresponsefl shows scene outside Kissimmee apartment building]
Throughout the day, hostage negotiators and family members tried to convince the suspect to put down his firearm and surrender to deputies, according to the sheriff’s office.
By Friday afternoon, deputies deployed a chemical agent to persuade the suspect to surrender, and he left the building before assuming a “prone position on the ground,” deputies stated.
“The suspect still had the handgun in his hand and was pointing it at his head,” deputies continued. “Just before 9 p.m., the suspect fired his weapon and deputies returned fire, striking the suspect.”
The suspect was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead, deputies said.
Now, FDLE investigators are set to investigate the shooting.
No additional information has been provided at this time.