Deputy Thoman emptied his 2nd clip into Wilder to ensure the threat was eliminated. Wilder’s weapon had apparently jammed, so he used the butt of the rifle to bash the head of Deputy Potters who sustained a broken sinus and orbital bone.ĭeputy Thoman managed to shoot Wilder as he stood over Potters beating him. As the attack on the injured deputy continued, the original deputy was able to end the threat by using deadly force and shooting Wilder.” The injured deputy was also attacked by Wilder with multiple strikes to the head with the butt of the rifle. During the exchange of gunfire, one deputy was shot in the lower leg and sustained a non-life threatening injury. “May God bless those who work to keep our communities safe,” he tweeted.ĬNN’s Joe Sutton, Nicole Chavez, Tina Burnside and Dakin Andone contributed to this report.The gunman was later identified as 38-year-old Paris Wilder, a career criminal with 40 previous arrests including 23 felony arrests.įrom the Brevard County (Florida) Sheriff’s Office press release: “When the suspect was asked to exit the vehicle, Wilder immediately opened the door armed with a rifle and began shooting at the deputies. Deputies returned fire in an effort to save their own lives, as well as the lives of others at the scene, which included a 2-month-old infant located in the rear of the suspect vehicle. Governor Rick Scott's Statement on the Shooting of Gilchrist County Deputy Sheriffs /3HLmd04xoa- Rick Scott April 20, 2018 Rick Scott asked Floridians to honor the fallen deputies and other law enforcement officers. “My thoughts, prayers and condolences are with the families, friends and colleagues of the two deputies (HEROES) who lost their lives in the line of duty today,” President Donald Trump tweeted. “The only thing these men were guilty of was wanting to protect you and me.”Īccording to the department’s website, there are 14 full-time deputies in the patrol division. Other than the fact, what do you expect happens when you demonize law enforcement to the extent that it’s been demonized? Every type of hate, every type of putdown that you can think of. We’re not going to make this … a political issue.
Schultz said there was much he wanted to say, and much he shouldn’t.
“At this point, it remains an active criminal investigation with no apparent motive or indications as to why this tragedy occurred,” the department said on Facebook. He said Ramirez had an infectious smile and Lindsey loved to stop the flow of illegal drugs. Schultz told reporters Thursday he wanted to focus on telling the stories of the deputies while investigators began their work looking into the shooting. Lindsey was 25 and had been with the Gilchrist Sheriff’s Office for more than three years. He is survived by his wife and two young children, officials said. He served at two law enforcement agencies before joining the Gilchrist County Sheriff’s Office in 2016. Ramirez, 30, had been a law enforcement officer for about seven years. “They were the best of the best,” he said, adding later that “I can tell you that I loved them.” Schultz described the two deputies as men of integrity and loyalty. “Two holes in the window are visible tonight,” Schultz said. The shooter, who was identified as John Hubert Highnote, 59, “shot both men without warning.” He was found dead outside the business, the sheriff’s office said. The deputies were in uniform and armed when they were shot, Tummond said, but they did not return fire. “There was no crime in progress, no disturbance.” “Both our heroes had simply sat down to eat while on duty,” Gilchrist County Sheriff Bobby Schultz said Thursday night.
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