MCSO: Man armed with AR-15 turns gun on himself after shooting at deputies’ vehicles

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Man was initially throwing objects disconnected extortion of flat building, deputies accidental

(Monroe County Sheriff’s Office)

MARATHON, Fla. – A antheral who was equipped with an AR-15 took his ain beingness Thursday nighttime aft shooting astatine Monroe County Sheriff’s Office vehicles successful Marathon, authorities confirmed Friday morning.

According to MCSO spokesperson Adam Linhardt, deputies responded to an flat analyzable connected Sombrero Boulevard astir 10 p.m. aft receiving reports astir a antheral throwing objects from a roof.

He said deputies arrived astatine the country and heard the dependable of gunshots arsenic they approached the building.

“The Deputies were wide of their vehicles erstwhile the gunman began shooting astatine the vehicles,” Linhardt said successful an email to Local 10 News.

(Monroe County Sheriff’s Office)

According to Linhardt, “a perimeter was established arsenic the SWAT Team and further officers from the Florida Highway Patrol, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission besides responded. Nearby roads were cordoned disconnected to guarantee the public’s safety.”

Linhardt said 2 Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office helicopters – 1 of which was carrying a instrumentality enforcement sniper – besides responded to the area.

He said those onboard 1 of the helicopters spotted the suspect’s motionless assemblage connected the roof.

Members of the SWAT Team past approached the extortion and confirmed the fishy was dormant of an evident self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Authorities were inactive moving to individuality the fishy aboriginal Friday morning.

Linhardt confirmed that nary deputies oregon members of the nationalist were injured successful the shooting.

“I americium relieved nary Deputies oregon members of the nationalist were harmed during this incident,” said Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay. “I privation to convey the brave Deputies and Officers who responded and ran toward information to guarantee our community’s safety.”