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Family wants answers in man’s death after Florida trooper killed
Read full article: Family wants answers in man’s death after Florida trooper killedThey say Reed, 30, had a concealed weapons permit, a college degree, no criminal record and no history of mental illness. After several minutes, authorities say, Reed pulled his gun and fatally shot Bullock, 42, who was a 19-year FHP veteran. He has been placed on administrative leave while the Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigates Reed's death. “People were jumping up and down," Watson told the Palm Beach Post. "The scene was kind of chaotic.”He pulled into the median, grabbed his medical bag from his trunk and ran across the interstate just as Headings shot Reed.
Man accused of killing Florida trooper identified
Read full article: Man accused of killing Florida trooper identifiedAccording to multiple media reports, officials on Thursday identified the man who they say shot and killed the trooper as 28-year-old Franklin Reed III. He said a passing police officer from Riviera Beach fatally shot Reed. He was always positive.”RELATED: Florida Highway Patrol honors trooper killed on I-95 in line of dutyBryan said the two have remained friends ever since then. Riviera Beach is about 30 miles (48 kilometers) from Palm City. Spaulding said Bullock is the 49th Florida trooper to die in the line of duty since the agency was founded 80 years ago.
FHP: Trooper shot, killed by disabled motorist on I-95
Read full article: FHP: Trooper shot, killed by disabled motorist on I-95PALM CITY, Fla. – A veteran Florida Highway Patrol trooper who stopped to assist a disabled motorist on Interstate 95 in Martin County on Wednesday was shot and killed by a person who was with that vehicle, according to the FHP. The Florida Highway Patrol identified the trooper killed as Joseph Bullock, a 19-year veteran who worked his entire career in the Fort Pierce area. “Trooper Bullock was a leader within the Florida Highway Patrol and his troop,” Col. Gene Spaulding, director of the FHP, said at a late-afternoon news conference. The entire Florida Highway Patrol and FLHSMV family mourns today for the loss of one of our own, FHP Trooper Joseph Bullock. pic.twitter.com/kQ8zO0mVGF — FLHSMV (@FLHSMV) February 5, 2020All lanes of I-95 were closed near mile marker 107 between Martin Highway and Kanner Highway until after 5 p.m. while law enforcement investigated the shootings.
Family carjacked on way home from Disney World
Read full article: Family carjacked on way home from Disney WorldJaime Sagona was driving her brother, her mother and her infant back home to Miami on Sunday afternoon from Disney World in Orlando. And she was responding to the fact that she had a newborn, a 4-month-old, in the back seat," Snyder told WPBF. "You're not going to fight with someone as he's pointing the gun at the baby," Joanne Sagona told the station. Asked what he'd say to the victims, Jean replied, "I'm sorry," while being led Monday into the sheriff's office, video from WPBF shows. The sheriff's office did not immediately respond to CNN's request for more information.