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Name Not Disclosed

Gender : Male

Age :

Race : Unknown

Date : 06/03/2022

Location : Boardwalk + Okaloosa Island

City : Fort Walton Beach

County : Okaloosa

State : Florida

Agency : Okaloosa County SO

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during investigation

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

An unhoused man with a machete attacked a tourist, significantly lacerated his shoulder. Police arrived and shot and killed the unnamed man.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wtvy.com/2022/06/03/ocso-officer-involved-shooting-occurs-during-encounter-with-machete-armed-individual-okaloosa-island/

https://www.sheriff-okaloosa.org/machete-wielding-man-dies-in-officer-involved-shooting/

https://www.wkrg.com/northwest-florida/okaloosa-county/chief-awarded-for-heroic-actions-during-okaloosa-island-machete-attack/