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Yairton Garcia

Gender : Male

Age : 54

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 10/17/2024

Location : Lake Charles Lane

City : Palm Coast

County : Flagler

State : Florida

Agency : Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, SWAT

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during execution of search warrant

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On October 16, 2024, around 9:20 p.m., the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) and SWAT team executed arrest and search warrants at a residence on Lake Charles Lane in Palm Coast, Florida. Yairton Garcia, 54, was the subject of the warrants, issued in connection with a shooting earlier that month in Flagler Beach.
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Deputies ordered all occupants to leave the home via public address system announcements. While several family members complied, Garcia remained inside and refused to cooperate. The FCSO Crisis Negotiation Team attempted to establish communication, but Garcia did not respond to phone calls or PA instructions.
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The SWAT team deployed an ICOR Mini-CALIBER robot to deliver a phone to Garcia, but he did not engage. After hours of silence, the robot was redeployed for surveillance and located Garcia in the bathroom, deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Family members informed law enforcement that Garcia had expressed a refusal to go to jail prior to the standoff.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.flaglercountybuzz.com/2024/10/17/suspect-wanted-in-flagler-beach-shooting-found-dead-from-self-inflicted-gunshot-wound/
https://www.flaglersheriff.com/cmsfiles/2024-188-Suspect-Wanted-in-Flagler-Beach-Shooting-Found-Dead-from-Self-Inflicted-Gunshot-Wound-docx.pdf
https://flaglerlive.com/wanted-in-flagler-beach-shooting/
https://www.observerlocalnews.com/news/2024/oct/17/palm-coast-man-wanted-in-connection-to-flagler-beach-shooting-shoots-himself-instead-of-surrendering-to-flagler-deputies/
https://news.yahoo.com/news/man-apparently-shoots-himself-flagler-145240174.html