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Officer-involved shooting second in 2 months

Eric Cravey
Posted 2/3/17

TANGLEWOOD – A week and two days after Clay County Sheriff Darryl Daniels and staff conducted his first community walk in the Tanglewood area, a suspect was shot by police while serving a …

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Officer-involved shooting second in 2 months


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TANGLEWOOD – A week and two days after Clay County Sheriff Darryl Daniels and staff conducted his first community walk in the Tanglewood area, a suspect was shot by police while serving a warrant.

Around 5:30 p.m., the CCSO SWAT Team served a search and arrest narcotics warrant at a home in the 1200 block of Bay Hill Boulevard.

According to Public Information Officer Angela Spears, four people exited the home, but a fifth person refused which prompted officers to enter the home. When inside, police found, the unidentified man, holding an unidentified firearm. He was shot by an officer.

Daniels and his team obtained the search warrant after residents discussed possible drug activity with him and staff during the Jan. 24 community walk. The walks aim to root out crime at the source and build trust between residents who normally would fear speaking with law enforcement.

“You’ve got options,” Daniels said at a press briefing held near the scene last night. “You can leave Clay County, or we’re going to come.”

No information was given about the two deputies involved in the raid, however, Daniels said they were placed on administrative leave, which is standard practice in officer-involved shootings.

In the meantime, CCSO detectives are questioning the four people who were in the home. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement will now investigate the officer involved shooting.

Spears said no deputies were hurt.

The last officer-involved shooting in Clay County took place on Christmas Day in Middleburg and involved two CCSO officers. Michael Allen Altice, 61, told 911 dispatchers “that he wanted to shoot somebody, that he was going to commit suicide by cop. He said y’all better bring help, y’all better bring it with you…be ready when you get here and made those type of threats,” said former Sheriff Rick Beseler. Altice exited the home and pointed the gun at a CCSO officer, at which point, he was shot.

That shooting took place at a home near the intersection of Calendula Avenue and Cosmos Avenue off County Road 218 in Middleburg.