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🌱 What witnesses say about the deadly struggle at a South Palm Beach station

South Palm Beach, Florida Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • What witnesses say about the deadly struggle at a South Palm Beach station
  • Why a deputy opened fire outside South Palm Beach’s sheriff substation
  • How the South Palm Beach shooting fits Florida’s wider police force picture

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Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 89 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: An afternoon t-storm or two, temps: high: 88, low: 76.
  • Monday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 90 and low of 75 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Deputy fatally shoots man during violent struggle, neighbors defend her actions (wpbf.com) — In South Palm Beach, a man was shot and killed Tuesday morning after the sheriff says he attacked a deputy in the parking lot of a fire station along South Ocean Boulevard while trying to take her car and gun. Neighbors are publicly supporting the injured deputy, who is expected to recover, as investigators work to understand what led to the confrontation.
   

• State Authorities and Sheriff's Office Investigate Fatal Deputy-Involved Shooting in South Palm Beach (bocaratontribune.com) — Residents of South Palm Beach should know that state and county investigators are probing a deadly deputy-involved shooting outside the District 19 sheriff’s substation on South Ocean Boulevard, where a 32-year-old man died after attacking a female deputy. Authorities say the deputy fired while being beaten on the ground, and she is now on paid leave while multiple agencies conduct an independent review.
   

• Two fatal shootings in 14 hours raise a bigger question: How often do officers fire? (cbs12.com) — One of the two fatal police shootings examined in this piece happened outside the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s District 19 substation in South Palm Beach, where a deputy shot a man who allegedly attacked her and grabbed for her gun. The article then widens out, comparing that case with another in Sebastian and exploring how rarely national data fully capture when officers fire their weapons.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Night Moo-s (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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