Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Name Not Disclosed
Gender : Male
Age :
Race : Unknown
Date : 01/09/2024
Location : 1500 block of Jody Road
City : West Palm Beach
County : Palm Beach
State : Florida
Agency : Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said the Tactical Apprehension & Confrontation (TAC) Unit were serving an arrest warrant for armed carjacking, at a home on Jody Road and when detectives entered the home, a man fled to a bedroom. Shortly thereafter, detectives heard a gunshot behind the door. They called for the on-duty SWAT Team.
SWAT arrived, got no response, then entered the home and found the man dead from from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.