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Marcus Pettis
Gender : Male
Age : 23
Race : Black
Date : 07/23/2021
Location : Evergreen Drive and Ninth Street
City : Lake Park
County : Palm Beach
State : Florida
Agency : Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Suicide
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 07/23/2021, deputies from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office attempted to stop Marcus Pettis, 23, riding in an Uber at Evergreen Drive and Ninth Street in Lake Park. He began shooting at deputies, fled on foot after the exchange of gunfire, and was later found dead from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound in a second-floor apartment building.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/person-dead-following-deputy-involved-shooting-in-lake-park
https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/crime/2021/07/23/pbso-deputy-fatally-shoots-person-lake-park/8076912002/
https://www.wpbf.com/article/pbso-man-committed-suicide-after-shooting-at-deputies/37118025
