Good Samaritans who helped officer after being shot share their stories
EUSTIS, Fla. – On Dec. 19th, a Eustis police officer, Captain Gary Winheim, was shot while on the job. But while that was happening, good Samaritans sought to help law enforcement that day, and those heroes were recognized at the Eustis City Commission meeting. King said his brother ended up following the shooter, while on the phone with 911, helping to let the police know where the shooter ended up, near a junkyard. Pastor Brooks Braswell of the First Baptist Church of Umatilla said his church served as a central hub for law enforcement during the man-hunt. Pastor Braswell said it was thanks to the generosity of local restaurants, that they were able to provide law enforcement with hot meals.
Eustis police captain who was shot in ear returns to work
EUSTIS, Fla. – A Eustis police captain who had to have a bullet removed from his back after a suspect shot him in the neck is back on the job less than a month after he was released from a hospital. The Eustis Police Department posted a picture on its Facebook page showing Capt. “Ladies and gentlemen put your hands together and let’s welcome back Captain Winheim to full duty,” the caption read. Colvin pulled over his truck down the road -- even though Winheim did not have the lights activated on his unmarked patrol truck -- then got out and shot Winheim, according to authorities. He was killed in a shootout with authorities after they found him hiding under a canoe near a lake in Umatilla.
Manhunt ends: Man accused of shooting Eustis police captain dies in gun battle
EUSTIS, Fla. – A man accused of shooting a Eustis police captain was killed in a gun battle with deputies, bringing a manhunt that lasted more than six hours to an end, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities were unable to immediately provide information about who fired their weapon first and how many times Colvin was shot. Gary Winheim, who was in the area of North State Road 19, heard gunshots coming from outside a nearby Shell gas station. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Lt. John Herrell said that after shooting Winheim, Colvin fled the scene in Eustis, drove up to County Road 450 and bailed out of his vehicle near Baker Road. At about 4:15 p.m. Thursday, deputies said they believed they had Colvin “contained” in an area near County Road 450 and State Road 19.