Paul Scott Wier

Age : 51

Gender : Male

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