Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Paul Scott Wier
Gender : Male
Age : 51
Race : White
Date : 07/27/2025
Location : 2822 Southeast 47th Terrace
City : Okeechobee
County : Okeechobee
State : Florida
Agency : Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Deputies responded to reports of a man in black carrying a long gun in the Brindaban Forest subdivision on July 27, 2025. Paul Scott Wier allegedly entered a neighboring home and shot and killed two people. Deputies from the Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office arrived and exchanged gunfire with Wier. He was shot, airlifted to Lawnwood Regional Medical Center, and later died. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is conducting an investigation. The names of the victims have not been released due to Marsy’s Law.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://cbs12.com/news/local/gunman-kills-two-dies-in-shootout-with-deputies-in-okeechobee-subdivision-brindaban-forest-okeechobee-county-sheriffs-office-ocso-long-barreled-gun-july-27-2025
https://cbs12.com/news/local/suspect-kills-two-neighbors-dies-in-shootout-with-deputies-in-okeechobee
https://www.wpbf.com/article/florida-okeechobee-shooting-victims-remembered-for-making-others-smile/65533378
