A federal agent armed with an AR-15 rifle and apparently drunk was shot dead by Police this Wednesday. According to official reports, during a debate in Monroe County on Cayo Largo, one of the southernmost islets in Florida (USA). The deceased was identified as 48-year-old Lane Morgan Caviness and was a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer at the time of the shooting. was out of service.
Detectives and police patrols responded to a 911 emergency call by a woman from the Key Largo Ocean Resort, according to a report by Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay. Authorities said they found Caviness “drunk” on arrival. “Caviness went out onto the balcony with a gun and dropped it when ordered,” the sheriff said. Ramsay added federal agent “ready for battle!” he warned. “A few minutes later, Caviness appeared on the balcony again, but this time armed with an AR-15 (rifle)”said Ramsay. “My four officers, my detective, and my assistant shot him with their firearms,” ​​the sheriff said, noting that the police officers “had no choice but to attack him” at the time. Agents later placed turnstiles in Caviness and called fire rescue personnel, who reported that he died at the scene, Local 10 television reported.
The sheriff has asked the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) to conduct an independent investigation into this incident, “as is always the case in such cases.”
Source: Informacion
