Nobody has ours right now and that is what I think is missing here," said Chief Dugan. "The police, we always have everyone's back. The officer received multiple cuts and abrasions to his face, but he is expected to be OK.Ĭhief Dugan said he will not tolerate violence against his officers. Officials say a gunman ambushed the officers Thursday. The suspect then struck the officer several times in the face. Gilchrist County in north Florida is mourning the loss of two sheriffs deputies in a double murder. The officer tried to take a person into custody, but they became violent and tried to take the officer's gun. At 2:15 a.m., the officers responded a third time. The suspect was gone before they arrived. I think that's what people need to understand," said Chief Dugan.Įarly Monday morning, officers were dispatched twice to a 7-Eleven on Hillsborough Avenue and Nebraska Avenue regarding someone stealing items from the store. We're going to use the necessary force to take people into custody. The Sheriffs Office provides law enforcement services to a population of approximately 186,000, including the City of Brooksville. They think they can get away with doing whatever they want toward the cops. Police arrested one man for resisting with violence, failure to obey a lawful order and violation of probation. Two officers were injured, but are expected to be OK. It was just a set up to get the cops there," said Police Chief Brian Dugan.Ĭhief Dugan said the large crowd became aggressive and they threw bottles and glass at officers. When there are that many people out there and clearly no one had been shot. When police arrived, they could not locate a victim. Police responded to a call about shots fired and a possible victim. Hundreds were gathered at the intersection. Police officers responded to North 15th Street and East 26th Avenue near Ybor City around 1 a.m. Tampa Police Chief Brian Dugan said his officers were ambushed after responding to a call early Saturday. The shooting near Florida's capital came just two days after a police shootout at Florida State University left a gunman dead after he wounded two students and an employee.Īssociated Press writers Brendan Farrington and Laura Wides-Munoz contributed to this report.TAMPA, Fla. Records showed Holley was convicted in Leander, Texas, in 2004 for driving with a suspended license, but they did not show him being charged with a felony or any violent crimes.
When they attempted to exit their vehicle, Roberts had already emerged from his Cadillac SUV and opened fire on them. The two officers were in an unmarked police car. after he passed them by entering oncoming traffic. "There will be days and weeks of us combing over every minute detail of this investigation and we are not going to take action until we have all the facts," McQuaig said. ORLANDO, FL On May 18, 2022, officers initiated a traffic stop on Carlos Roberts, Jr. McQuaig would only say Sunday that there would be an investigation into how deputies were dispatched. Upon doing so, he opened fire with a short stock AR-15 style rifle. As the deputies chatted with two occupants Deputy Brian Potters asked the third occupant to exit the vehicle. Holley's name and address had been entered into a law enforcement computer system because of his previous threats, but the 911 dispatcher who took the fire call put in the address of a neighbor who reported the blaze, so the alert wasn't activated and the Leon County deputy who responded first had no warning, according to an official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to release the information. Two Florida Deputies Ambushed What started as a peaceful stop took a violent and deadly turn, with one officer injured and the gunman dead at the scene. Because he was wearing a bulletproof vest, his injuries were not life-threatening. The deputy who was wounded was shot while telling firefighters to stay away. Smith was the first Leon County Sheriff's Office employee to be killed in the line of duty in nearly 40 years, according to the agency. Holley had lived at the end of a cul-de-sac in a middle-class neighborhood for about a year, McQuaig said. James McQuaig wouldn't detail the nature of the previous threats or Holley's anti-government beliefs.
Authorities said he fatally shot Leon County sheriff's Deputy Christopher Smith, 47, on Saturday and wounded another deputy before he was killed in a gun battle outside his home.Īt a news conference Sunday, sheriff's Lt. The gunman was identified as 53-year-old Curtis Wade Holley. Investigators say more than 61 bullets were fired in less than a minute. TALLAHASSEE – A man who set his house on fire and ambushed responding police officers held "anti-government, anti-establishment" views and had previously threatened law enforcement, authorities said Sunday. The incident involving Brevard County sheriff's deputies happened Aug.
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