He went to the morgue to identify Gasque’s body, something he had never had to do before. Fifty-eight years later, I still remember it like it was yesterday,” Farmer said. Gasque was a fatality, result of a gunshot wound while on a manhunt. Gasque went to help, then his lieutenant radioed in the news to Farmer.
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The deputy got free and chased the suspects, and the county radioed the Highway Patrol for backup. “They disarmed him and handcuffed him to the tree.” “When he looked up, he was facing a rifle,” Farmer said of the deputy. He said a deputy was checking a suspicious car on West Beaver Street when he opened the trunk. Melvin Farmer was the Highway Patrol dispatcher on duty and said Friday that the memorial signs are “58 years too late” for Gasque, but happy it finally happened.
He was called to help search for two suspects who had abducted a Duval County sheriff’s deputy. Gasque had been a trooper for two years and was stationed in Jacksonville in 1961. It was how they lived and how they served.” “It was not how your dad or these other officers died that made them heroes. “We respect your father and I just hope all the troopers we honor, as the motoring public pass these signs, they will remember,” he said. He told Gasque that time does not diminish respect for any of these troopers memorialized now. deputy marshal, said this was the first bill he filed when he was elected last year. LAPD We are saddened by the tragic loss to the Gilchrist County Sheriff's community.Brannan, who was a Jacksonville police officer and U.S. Please keep their families and the Sheriff's Dept in that close knit community in your thoughts. Please keep the friends and families of these Deputies and the Gilchrist County SO Family and our Law Enforcement Family in your thoughts and prayers.Īdam prayers go out to the brave deputies in Gilchrist County who died in service to our state. Team South Deputies with the Gilchrist County Sheriff's Office were shot and killed in a suspected ambush approximately one hour ago. Thoughts and prayers for the family, friends, and the entire Gilchrist County Sheriff’s Office. Jax Sheriff's Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office expresses its sincere condolences to the two Gilchrist County, FL deputies shot and killed in the line of duty today. My deepest condolences and prayers are with their families as they mourn the devastating loss of their loved ones. AG Pam heart breaks with the tragic news of two Gilchrist County deputies that were senselessly killed today while in the line of duty. We are ready to send resources there and assist however needed - Sheriff Schultz, the GCSO, and the deputies' families are in our prayers.įla. Polk County are absolutely horrified to hear the news that two Gilchrist County deputies were killed in the line of duty today. My heart hurts for their friends, family and the entire Gilchrist County Sheriff’s Office. Officials from the Levy County Sheriff’s Office, the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and the State Attorney’s Office have all responded to the area to assist.
Requests for footage of the scene will be accommodated and updated briefing times provided as soon as they are available. Sheriff Bobby Schultz has been on scene throughout the afternoon with his deputies and their families, notifying additional loved ones, and will be speaking to the media at 7:00pm EDT.Ī Media Staging Area has been established in front of Duke Energy (not related to the incident) at 1532 East Wade Street in Trenton, Florida. As fellow deputies responded to the scene, they found the shooter deceased outside the business, and both Deputy Sheriffs where they died of their wounds.Īt this point, it remains an active criminal investigation with no apparent motive or indications as to why this tragedy occurred. …įOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ON BEHALF SHERIFF BOBBY SCHULTZ AND THE GILCHRIST COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE:Īt approximately 3:00pm this afternoon, two Gilchrist County Deputy Sheriffs were shot and killed in the Ace China restaurant in downtown Trenton, after a suspect walked up to business and shot both deputies through the window. Gilchrist Co IMMEDIATE RELEASE ON BEHALF SHERIFF BOBBY SCHULTZ AND THE GILCHRIST COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE:Īt approximately 3:00pm this afternoon, two Gilchrist County Deputy Sheriffs were shot and killed in. Please avoid the area of SR 26 from the red light to the area of subway. Gilchrist Co COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE has suffered a terrible tragedy. According to reports, the deputies were in Ace China restaurant when a gunman walked up to the window and opened fire. Two police officers were killed in the line of duty in Trenton, Florida. Heartbreaking news out of Gilchrist County.
Heartbreaking: Two Police Officers Ambushed In Florida I blame BLM and the majority on the left for the violence against cops.
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