Captain Jason Daffin, with the Bay County Sheriff’s Office, told us that a deputy responded to a 911 call shortly after 6 p.m. to a residence in Southport.
Captain Daffin said a family member made the call due to an armed disturbance at the residence. The involved individual was a male and had a knife, but the Captain said the motive was still unknown.
Once the deputy responded, shots were fired outside the residence, resulting in a deputy-involved shooting
Life-saving measures were performed on the male, and he was then transported to a local hospital. We are told the deputy is okay and was placed on administrative leave.
Captain Daffin said this was an isolated incident, no one else was injured, and there’s no threat to the public at this time
“So the next steps are we have got the scene secure, like I said, FDLE is taking over the investigation, so they are conducting interviews and witnesses who were assisting in anything they request, but there are witnesses to interview and that kind of stuff,” said Daffin.
FDLE was on scene and took over the investigation.
UPDATE:
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office said it responded to a call off Clement Drive in Southport, which resulted in an officer-involved shooting.
According to law enforcement, the call BCSO responded to was in reference to an armed subject.
We are told there is no danger to the general public, and it is an active scene.
FDLE is conducting the investigation. The deputy has been placed on paid administrative leave, which is standard procedure.
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office is on the scene of an officer-involved shooting in Southport.
Law enforcement said the incident happened on Clement Drive.
NewsChannel 7 has a reporter headed to the scene, and we will update this story when more information is provided.
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