Florida Man Ordered To Surrender His Firearms, Fatally Shoots The Deputy Who

After reportedly shooting Deputy Myers, Smith drove to the Comfort Inn and Suites, 148 John Sims Parkway, in Niceville, where he barricaded himself inside a room.

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office says Deputy Myers was serving a domestic violence injunction to 33 year-old Joel Smith.

According to WGNTV, the shooting took place at Shalimar law office.

Authorities say 64-year-old Bill Myers died Tuesday after being shot multiple times in the head and back. The gunman was later shot and killed while exchanging gunfire with deputies at a motel.

“The guy got in his truck and just tore out of the parking lot”, she said. After she refused, he continued to flee while trying to open vehicles and homes on his way.

“They are devastated”, Ashley said. Even those who never met Myers expressed sorrow and sympathy for his family.

His death follows the murder of several other police officers and deputies in recent weeks including Harris County Deputy Darren Goforth who was killed in Houston, Texas, on August 28; Chicago area Fox Lake Police Lieutenant Joseph Cliniewicz on September 1; and Kentucky State Trooper Cameron Ponder on September 13th.

After a tense, almost two-hour stand-off that included phone calls with Smith’s wife, the SRT threw tear gas into his room.

“Deputy Myers has been a treasured part of this agency’s family since 1989”, said Sheriff Larry Ashley.

He was taken to Fort Walton Beach Medical Center where he later died, according to the news release.

Annie Allen later commented on the murder, noting that Smith’s decision to kill Deputy Myers was an especially unsafe one.

“We don’t choose to shoot people”, Judd said.

Dixon had been arrested in 2008 for domestic battery, Ashley said, but had no other details.

Family members, residents, city officials as well as those that worked with Deputy Myers are grieving the loss of a man that upheld everything the Okaloosa County community strives to be.

“When they lose an officer, we lose an officer”.

After repeated commands to surrender, Judd said, Fuller showed only his left hand while keeping the right hand hidden behind his back.