Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Esterlin Appolon
Gender : Male
Age : 38
Race : Black
Date : 09/16/2025
Location : 2300 block of Bay Drive
City : Pompano Beach
County : Broward
State : Florida
Agency : Broward Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during barricade confrontation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 09/16/2025, Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of a suspicious incident at a home on Bay Drive in Pompano Beach. Deputies said 38-year-old Esterlin Appolon barricaded himself inside the residence with a gun. He reportedly fired at a drone deployed by deputies and later attacked a K-9 that was sent inside. A SWAT team then entered the home, and deputies opened fire, killing him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.local10.com/news/local/2025/09/16/bso-man-killed-in-deputy-shooting-after-barricading-himself-inside-pompano-beach-home/
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/09/16/deputies-shoot-kill-armed-man-in-pompano-beach-after-standoff
https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/broward-sheriffs-office-investigating-fatal-deputy-involved-shooting-in-pompano-beach/
