{"id":205162,"date":"2026-03-25T08:31:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T08:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/205162\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T08:31:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T08:31:08","slug":"deputy-involved-shooting-investigation-in-riverview-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/205162\/","title":{"rendered":"Deputy Involved Shooting Investigation in Riverview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/202603250248260000.jpg\" alt=\"Deputy Involved Shooting Investigation in Riverview\" class=\"pr-3 pb-3\" aria-label=\"Deputy Involved Shooting Investigation in Riverview\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Following a Hillsborough County Sheriff&#8217;s Office deputy-involved shooting, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating.<\/p>\n<p>On\u00a0Tuesday, March 24, 2026, deputies responded to a domestic incident in the 3300 block of Manor Cove Circle just before 8:15 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the investigation, detectives learned the suspect, Antonio Jelks, 41, engaged in a verbal altercation before firing a gun inside his residence and then fleeing.<\/p>\n<p>Upon seeing deputies arriving, Jelks immediately began firing several rounds, striking deputies&#8217; vehicles multiple times. Deputy Cole Eskine discharged his service firearm and struck the suspect.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being injured, Jelks fled back into the neighborhood, where K9\u2019s later tracked him to a nearby home. He was transported to TGH for medical treatment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our deputies approach every situation with the goal of a peaceful resolution. In this case, the suspect\u2019s actions made that outcome impossible,&#8221;\u00a0said Sheriff Chad Chronister.\u00a0&#8220;I\u2019m proud of our deputies for relying on their training, staying focused under pressure, and demonstrating the courage it takes to protect this community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Eskine joined HCSO in\u00a0January 2024.<\/p>\n<p>In accordance with protocol, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) will investigate the shooting and will provide any additional updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Following a Hillsborough County Sheriff&#8217;s Office deputy-involved shooting, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating. On\u00a0Tuesday, March&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":205114,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[135,137,136],"class_list":["post-205162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=205162"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205162\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/205114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=205162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=205162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=205162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}