Sentencing rescheduled for former police officer charged in Titusville manโs shooting death
A former Titusville police officer charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of a Brevard County man was scheduled to be sentenced on Wednesday, yet the hearing was rescheduled to June due to an apparent issue with the plea.
Florida police officer kills gunman who had just fatally shot woman
LAKELAND, Fla. โ A Florida police officer fatally shot a man Sunday seconds after the man had fatally shot a woman, authorities said. When they arrived, they found Howayne T. Gayle, 35, pointing a gun at a 37-year-old woman in the parking lot, officials said. When the woman, whose name was not released, saw the officers, she started toward them, according to authorities. Gayle shot her, police said. Officer Brent Behrens immediately shot Gayle, who died at the scene.
St. Cloud officer wonโt face charges for fatally shooting man who stabbed 9-year-old girl
Cloud police officer who fatally shot a man who was running through the streets covered in blood after he stabbed a 9-year-old girl and carved his initials into her forehead will not face charges. Body camera video shows Jah'Sean Hodge running toward St. Cloud Police Department)The child said she didnโt know why Hodge attacked her and all he said was, โIt was youโ but she didnโt know what he meant by that. Cloud Police Department)During the initial weeks of the investigation, there was speculation that someone other than Hodge attacked the child. The department refuted those rumors shortly after the shooting and released graphic body camera video, up-close photos of the girlโs extensive injuries, pictures of the bloodied weapons used during the attack and more evidence.
Sheriff: LA deputies killed Black man who dropped handgun
The Monday afternoon shooting death of Dijon Kizzee in South Los Angeles prompted a peaceful protest hours later. Guardado's family filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Monday against the county, the Sheriff's Department and deputies involved in the shooting. The Sheriffs Department has not released Kizzees name, but two relatives confirmed his identity. You dont take care of us, said Kizzees aunt, Fletcher Fair, addressing the Sheriff's Department. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, the largest in the nation, does not have body cameras for deputies, though that soon will change.
Cocoa Police-involved shooting leaves one man dead after pursuit, officers say
COCOA, Fla. โ Investigators with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) are investigating a police-involved shooting that left a 48โyear-old man dead in Cocoa. Officials said patrol officers responded to the 2700 block of US1 around 1 a.m. Saturday after receiving reports that a woman had been run over by a vehicle. Officers on the scene observed the Jeep fleeing the scene while other officers responding to the area attempted to stop the man in the Jeep, but he hesitated and then chose to flee from officers. โOfficers attempted a high-risk traffic stop, at which time the suspect put the vehicle in reverse, and disregarding the officerโs commands, began aggressively backing the vehicle toward the officers,โ the Cocoa Police Department said. According to a news release, the man struck the side of one patrol vehicle while simultaneously pushing the other patrol car through a fence and down an embankment into a lake.