Incident

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12-03-2022 Florida Palm Bay 1-1

Location

December 03, 2022

700 block of Damascus Ave
Palm Bay, Florida

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Deputy Austin Walsh
Age: 23
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Friends
Name: Deputy Andrew Lawson
Age: 23
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Death
Accidental/Negligent Discharge
Thought gun was unloaded
Playing with gun

Notes

Off duty deputy killed

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: 9mm

Sources

URL: https://www.wogx.com/news/23-year-old-florida-deputy-killed-in-off-duty-accident-brevard-sheriff-says

URL: https://www.facebook.com/BrevardCountySheriff/posts/pfbid0WiBGMomuN28SqnJPgVsMTMWZvoQh5CDreSLKSQBx6sjYwp46RvRKitARJiDBPr1Pl

URL: https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2023/02/06/brevard-county-deputy-accused-of-fatally-shooting-roommate-charged-with-manslaughter/

District

Congressional District: 8
State Senate District: 19
State House District: 33