RELATED: \u2018Don\u2019t pull guns on police\u2019: Sheriff Waters gives stern warning after multiple recent officer-involved shootings<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cIt\u2019s very nerve-wracking to A) see a police-involved shooting. You see it on the news. You see it in movie scenes, but to have it happen in your front yard, and to have children at home is just… I\u2019m still shaking to my core,\u201d Sauls said. \u201cAnd to watch a man\u2019s life being taken away right in front of me is just, it\u2019s heartbreaking. I know that he committed a crime, but it is heartbreaking to see somebody\u2019s life just end that quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sauls said that although the sight was disturbing, she is thankful that police protected her neighbors and that none of the officers were injured.<\/p>\n
\u2018This is it\u2019<\/p>\n
Several of the residents who called 911 told police that the man had made concerning statements before leaving.<\/p>\n
JSO Undersheriff Shawn Coarsey said the man told officers, \u201cThis is it\u2026 this is my last day,\u201d when he approached them as they were speaking with residents in a driveway.<\/p>\n
Coarsey said the incident was captured on both surveillance video and body-worn cameras, which show the man walking up to the officers and pointing a gun at them. <\/p>\n
The officers ordered him to drop the weapon. He did not, and that is when four officers fired their weapons, fatally wounding him, Coarsey said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe walked between two vehicles. It\u2019s hard to tell where he came from. It was dark where he came from,\u201d JSO Undersheriff Shawn Coarsey said. \u201cAs he approached those officers, he picked his hand up, pointed the gun at them. They ordered him to drop the gun, and the shots were fired.\u201d<\/p>\n
Deadly officer-involved shooting on Rigel Road (Jesse Hanson\/News4JAX photojournalist)<\/p>\n
JSO said the man has been identified, but they need to notify his family before releasing his name to the public. They did note that he has convictions in both Texas and Florida, and therefore could not legally carry a firearm.<\/p>\n
The State Attorney\u2019s Office is investigating the case, and the officers who fired their weapons will be placed on administrative leave, per agency protocol. They are Officer R. Vazquez, Officer G. Comayagua, Officer J. Pallint, and Officer A. Schmidt. <\/p>\n
Sauls said teens recently stole her wallet and handgun out of her unlocked vehicle in the neighborhood. Between that and the officer-involved shooting, Sauls said she will definitely be adding extra security at her home.<\/p>\n
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