JACKSONVILLE, FL. (THECOUNT) — S. Doreseliun has been identified as the Jacksonville, Florida police deputy involved in the fatal shooting of a suspect near a North Jacksonville Walmart Friday, according to Saturday morning reports.
An unidentified man was fatally shot by the Florida sheriff’s deputy outside a Walmart in North Jacksonville late Friday night, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said Saturday.
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The store is located at 13227 City Square Dr., in Jacksonville, FL.
Police were dispatched to calls of a disturbance at a Walmart after 10 p.m. after a man was reportedly inside the store making employees “feel uncomfortable.”
The man was asked to leave by employees, but refused.
When the man eventually left the building, an officer approached him. When that happened, the man crouched down as if he was hiding something, keeping one hand out of the officer’s view, police said.Deputies said the man then sprayed the officer in the face with an unknown substance. The officer then fired three shots, killing the man, DaytonDailyNews reported.
The Sheriff’s Office identified the officer as adding he has been with the department for three years. This is the deputy’s first officer-involved shooting.
The man killed has not yet been identified.
Doreseliun has been placed on administrative leave, per Sheriff’s Office policy.
The investigation is ongoing.
Police were still at the Walmart investigating after 6 a.m.
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