{"id":195759,"date":"2026-03-18T01:58:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T01:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/195759\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T01:58:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T01:58:21","slug":"man-shot-and-pronounced-dead-on-scene-in-suspected-suicide-by-cop-case-jacksonville-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/195759\/","title":{"rendered":"Man shot and pronounced dead on scene in suspected suicide-by-cop case, Jacksonville police say"},"content":{"rendered":"

A man was killed Tuesday in an officer-involved shooting outside of a Gate gas station near Bowden Road and Interstate 95.<\/p>\n

At approximately 9:15 a.m., the Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office tells us that a man entered the GATE gas station.<\/p>\n

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JSO said that the suspect, later identified as 49-year-old Michael Krause Jr., waited until customers cleared out before demanding that the three employees working go outside.<\/p>\n

As he was making these demands, Krause was making comments about self-harm.<\/p>\n

Read: Jacksonville police: Man who said he\u2019d \u2018come out shooting\u2019 killed by officer near Bowden Road & I-95<\/a><\/p>\n

Once the employees were outside, Krause told them he was going to \u201ccome out shooting,\u201d and instructed them to call JSO.<\/p>\n

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters and Undersheriff Shawn Coarsey say that officers were dispatched to the GATE station at 9:22 a.m. for what they thought was an armed robbery. Once on scene, Krause exited the gas station.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe raised his handgun and started quickly walking towards those officers,\u201d Coarsey said.<\/p>\n

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Later on Tuesday, JSO shared a photo of the handgun that Krause was carrying.<\/p>\n

\"Handgun<\/p>\n

Handgun that 49-year-old Michael Krause Jr. was carrying before he was shot by Jacksonville officer, police say.<\/p>\n

Coarsey said that Officer H. Cascante then fired his rifle several times at Krause before striking him. Krause was pronounced dead on the scene.<\/p>\n

When asked if this was a suicide-by-cop case, Coarsey responded with, \u201cThat\u2019s what it appears to be, yes.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Action News Jax looked at public records and found Krause had a criminal history that stretches back to the mid-90s with his most recent arrest in October.<\/p>\n

Charges previously brought against him included driving with a suspended license, petit theft, possession of a controlled substance, fighting, and trespassing.<\/p>\n

This marks the sixth officer-involved shooting in Jacksonville this year.<\/p>\n

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