Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said five officers fatally shot a suspect Friday evening, who initially fired at the officers, hitting one in the face.
Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. A Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office deputy was shot in the face in Northwest Jacksonville Friday night during a confrontation with a burglary suspect, who was killed in the exchange, authorities said.
and located a possible suspect, who was not compliant and fired at the officers, according to Sheriff T.K. Waters. Each of the officers returned fire, killing the suspect, he said."I am fortunate that we didn’t lose an officer tonight," Sheriff Waters said at a press conference Friday evening.Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said an officer was shot in the face on Friday night, Jan. 20, 2023. The sheriff opened the press conference by saying officers often hope to return home safely and that this incident was a good example of such an evening. "People think it’s a cliché that officers just want to go home safely every night but there’s no further testament like what happened tonight," Waters said. Waters explained the shooting was the culmination of investigative efforts that started at 5:30 p.m., when officers received calls of aat a residence"very close" to the eventual shooting. The shooting was"about two blocks" away from the initial residence, Waters said later. "The officers were following up on that burglary, and at about 6:30 p.m., they located a suspect and a suspect’s vehicle at the 1800 block of Hardee St.," he said.The suspect was asleep in the back passenger seat, Waters noted. "They approached the vehicle, spoke to a resident of the house at that location, and found out who was inside the vehicle," he added. The five JSO officers returned to the car, formulated a plan, and noticed the handgun on the roof. The firearm was removed. "They made a plan to open the door, not go inside, and have a conversation with him [the male suspect]," Waters explained. "They asked him to show them his hands on several occasions, like seven or eight times, from different officers," he continued."They asked him also to get out of the car." Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said officers fatally shot a suspect who fired first at the officers on Friday night, Jan. 20, 2023.PENNSYLVANIA POLICE CHIEF KILLED IN SHOOTING; SUSPECTED GUNMAN SHOT DEAD IN SHOOTOUT HOURS LATER"Officers returned fire, all five of them, striking him several times [and] killing him at the scene," the sheriff said. The sheriff explained that all five officers were placed on administrative leave per office policy. The JSO and the State Attorney’s Office are investigating the incident. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox
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