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Cale Tyler Gilbert

Age : 37

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 08/25/2025

Location : Mayport Road and Dutton Island Road

City : Atlantic Beach

County : Duval

State : Florida

Agency : Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) :A. Yanuzzi; Ashton Boyster; D. Sapp; T. Robinson; A. Henning; Z. Slatowski; M. Ross; Paris Rickertsen; C. Soucek

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during standoff

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 08/25/2025, 37-year-old Cale Tyler Gilbert was shot and killed by nine Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office officers following an approximately 90-minute barricade inside his crashed vehicle on Mayport Road near Dutton Island Road. The incident began at approximately 6 p.m. at the Dutton Island Preserve boat ramp, where a visiting couple reported hearing gunfire and seeing Gilbert firing a rifle into the water.
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According to the couple’s account to police, the husband approached Gilbert and asked whether he was OK. Police alleged that Gilbert pointed the rifle toward the man and fired near his feet. The couple attempted to leave, but the encounter continued. Police said Gilbert subsequently pointed the rifle toward the man’s head while the man was giving Gilbert a drink.
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The two men then struggled over the rifle. The man gained control of it, removed or emptied its ammunition and threw the rifle into the water. Investigators later reported finding 47 spent cartridge casings at Dutton Island Preserve.
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The couple got into their vehicle and attempted to leave. Police alleged that Gilbert followed in his vehicle and drove toward them, sideswiping their truck. Gilbert then collided with another vehicle on Mayport Road before his vehicle crashed near bushes by the Mayport Road and Dutton Island Road area.
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Jacksonville sheriff’s officers arrived shortly after 6 p.m. Gilbert remained inside the damaged vehicle. Officers surrounded him and spent approximately 90 minutes attempting to persuade him to come out. Body-camera footage and 911 recordings released in September 2025 documented the lengthy police response and negotiations.
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Police repeatedly ordered Gilbert to leave the vehicle with his hands visible. Officers also addressed him by name and told him they were trying to help him. Gilbert remained inside the vehicle.
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At approximately 7:33 p.m., officers saw Gilbert handling a rifle case inside the vehicle. Police said Gilbert picked up the case, opened it and reached inside. Nine Jacksonville sheriff’s officers then opened fire into the vehicle: A. Yanuzzi, Ashton Boyster, D. Sapp, T. Robinson, A. Henning, Z. Slatowski, M. Ross, Paris Rickertsen and C. Soucek.
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Gilbert was struck by police gunfire and died at the scene. The rifle that had been taken from him earlier remained in the water at Dutton Island Preserve. Police described the object Gilbert reached into immediately before officers fired as a rifle case.
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The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office released a critical-incident briefing, 911 recordings and body-camera footage on 09/12/2025. The recordings provided substantially more detail about the encounter, including the events at Dutton Island Preserve, Gilbert’s collisions, the extended negotiations and the moments immediately preceding the nine officers opening fire.
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The State Attorney’s Office conducted the independent criminal review of the shooting. Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office procedures also call for an internal investigation and review by the department’s Response to Resistance Board.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
A. Yanuzzi, Ashton Boyster, D. Sapp, T. Robinson, A. Henning, Z. Slatowski, M. Ross, Paris Rickertsen and C. Soucek fired at Cale Gilbert.
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Z. Slatowski had participated in another fatal Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office shooting just five weeks earlier. On 07/19/2025, Slatowski and Officer G. Hernandez shot and killed a man following a vehicle crash and confrontation. Police alleged that the man was holding a handgun when officers fired. Thus, the Gilbert shooting was Slatowski’s second fatal police shooting in approximately five weeks.
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Ashton Boyster has served as a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office K-9 officer with police dog Kenzo. Boyster and Kenzo participated in regional police K-9 competitions, including the 2022 K9s United Law Enforcement Competition, where the team won the “Hardest Hitting” category.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2025/08/26/officer-involved-shooting-shuts-down-mayport-road-at-dutton-island-road-in-atlantic-beach-police-say/
https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2025/09/12/jso-releases-footage-showing-tense-moments-leading-to-fatal-atlantic-beach-shooting-involving-9-officers/
https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/officer-involved-shooting-shuts-down-mayport-road-atlantic-beach/27NH2BS7BBGGJMMQHWBFWGXSGE/
https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/let-me-see-your-hands-jso-releases-video-august-officer-involved-shooting/TSZSLVBLFZFS5FN4BHCN2RVONU/
https://www.jaxsheriff.org/News/20250825-Officer-Involved-Shooting.aspx
https://www.jaxsheriff.org/News/20250719-Officer-Involved-Shooting.aspx
https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2022/11/13/florida-k-9-officers-compete-for-top-dog-during-sunday-event/