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Nassau County Sheriff: Man Killed by Deputies Fatally Shot His Father in Yulee Home
A man in his late 20s was killed in a deputy-involved shooting after he fired at Nassau County deputies early Thursday in Yulee. Sheriff Bill Leeper says the man is believed to have fatally shot his father inside a home before the confrontation.
YULEE, Fla. â A man in his late 20s was killed by Nassau County deputies early Thursday after he opened fire on them outside a home in the Pirates Wood subdivision, and investigators believe he had fatally shot his father inside that same house moments earlier, Sheriff Bill Leeper said.
The chain of events began around 2 a.m. when the Nassau County Sheriff's Office received a text-to-911 report of a home invasion on Doubloon Way, just east of Blackrock Road. When deputies arrived, they heard gunshots coming from inside the residence, Leeper said. The deputies retreated to their patrol cars, retrieved rifles, and returned to the scene.
As they approached, a person emerged from the woods, looked back at the deputies, and fired a handgun at them, according to Leeper. The deputies returned fire, striking the man. They immediately provided first aid, applying tourniquets to his leg and arm, and he was transported to a hospital, where he later died of his injuries.
Inside the home, deputies found a man who had been shot and killed, along with a woman who was unharmed. Leeper said the evidence indicates the man killed by deputies shot his father, the man found dead inside the house. The uninjured woman was the mother of the man killed by deputies, the sheriff said.
No deputies were injured in the incident.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the deputy-involved shooting, while the Nassau County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of the father. The names of those involved have not been released pending notification of next of kin.
The shooting has shaken the quiet residential neighborhood, which sits just east of Blackrock Road in Yulee. Authorities are asking anyone with information about the incident to contact the Nassau County Sheriff's Office.