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TITUSVILLE, Fla. \u2014<\/p>\nBrevard County Sheriff\u2019s Office Homicide Agent Kevin Morris died in a head-on collision while responding to an officer-involved shooting in Mims, Florida.<\/p>\n
TITUSVILLE, Fla. \u2014<\/p>\n
A Florida sheriff’s office is mourning the death of one of its own. <\/p>\n
The Brevard County Sheriff\u2019s Office announced on Sunday, Oct. 11, that its Homicide Agent Kevin Morris died during a vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in Titusville.<\/p>\n
Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey<\/a> announced the death of Morris during a press conference on Sunday.<\/p>\n \u201cToday our agency mourns the loss of Agent Kevin Morris, who was killed on duty last night in a traffic crash on I-95 near the Mims exit,\u201d an emotional Ivey said. \u201cThis morning, our agency, our community, the family of Kevin are absolutely devastated. Kevin was probably one of the nicest people you would ever meet in your life.\u201d<\/p>\n Brevard County Sheriff’s Office<\/p>\n Brevard County Sheriff\u2019s Office Homicide Agent Kevin Morris died in a head-on collision while responding to an officer-involved shooting in Mims, Florida.<\/p>\n Sheriff Ivey said Morris was in the process of responding to an officer-involved shooting that had taken place earlier the night of Oct. 10 in Mims.<\/p>\n According to a Florida Highway Patrol report, a Nissan Sentra was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of I-95, south of State Road 46.<\/p>\n A witness said the Nissan, operated by a woman, made a U-turn on the interstate and began traveling the wrong direction.<\/p>\n Morris, who was driving a Brevard County Sheriff\u2019s Office Sport Utility Vehicle, was traveling northbound on I-95. At some point, the Nissan entered the direct path of Morris\u2019 SUV, which led to a head-on collision.<\/p>\n Both vehicles were engulfed in flames. <\/p>\n Morris and the woman were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. FHP is investigating the crash.<\/p>\n Morris was responding to an incident where a man who was in the process of being evaluated under the Baker Act pulled out a gun and pointed it at two Brevard County Sheriff\u2019s Office deputies during a well-being check request made by the son of a 79-year-old man who was suicidal.<\/p>\n If you or someone you know needs help, you can talk with the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or sending a text message to 988, or you can chat online here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deputies responded by shooting the man, who was pronounced dead at a hospital from the shooting.<\/p>\n The Brevard County Sheriff\u2019s Office said the deputies involved in the shooting were placed on paid administrative leave, which is common procedure in deputy-involved shootings. <\/p>\n The incident will be investigated by the Brevard County Sheriff\u2019s Office and will be submitted to the 18th Judicial Circuit, which encompasses Brevard and Seminole counties, for review.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/42f87e8a-8e2f-4258-9c85-1a8e6b4ec73f.png\")
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