Incident

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12-11-2017 Florida Winter Haven 1-1

Location

December 11, 2017

Incident Address

Winter Haven, Florida

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Johnny Ray Owsley Jr
Age: 32
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Patrick "Cook" Thrower
Age: 35
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Defensive Use
Defensive Use - Victim stops crime
Defensive Use - Crime occurs, victim shoots subject/suspect/perpetrator
Defensive Use - Stand Your Ground/Castle Doctrine established

Notes

ALT: Ave J NW and 25th St NW; charges dropped on stand your ground law 8/2019

Guns Involved

2 guns involved.

Type: Handgun

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: http://wfla.com/2017/12/12/armed-and-dangerous-man-wanted-for-winter-haven-murder/

URL: http://www.theledger.com/news/20171222/pcso-winter-haven-murder-suspect-surrenders

URL: https://www.theledger.com/news/20190815/floridas-stand-your-ground-law-vindicates-polk-man

District

Congressional District: 9
State Senate District: 22
State House District: 41