Killed In The Line Of Duty

Florida Shooting Two Okaloosa County Sheriff's Deputies are dead after a shooting at a gun club. PHOTOS AND VIDEO ADDED

by Associated Press/Okaloosa Co. Sheriff's Office

Published: Sat, April 25, 2009 - 1:37 pm CST Last Updated: Sat, April 25, 2009 - 7:06 pm CST

4:47 p.m.
The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office now confirms that the two deputies have died. Deputy Burt Lopez and Deputy Warren "Skip" York were fatally wounded while attempting to arrest a suspect involved in a domestic violence incident earlier Saturday morning. Sheriff's say that's when 28-year old Joshua Cartwright opened fire on the deputies at the Shoal River Gun Club. Cartwright was shot and killed by Walton County deputies following a pursuit.

4:16 p.m.

A suspect in the shooting of two Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies is dead following a pursuit by Okaloosa and Walton County deputies. Deputies exchanged gun fire with the suspect after pursuing him into Walton County after he fled the scene of the shooting at the Shoal River Gun Club in Crestview.

The two Okaloosa County sheriff's deputies who were shot were airlifted to a hospital, but their conditions were not immediately known.
The shooting occurred around 1 p.m. Saturday, when the two deputies went to Shoal River Sporting Clays and Shooting Center, near Crestview, in response to a call, said Michele Nicholson, a sheriff's spokeswoman.
Authorities say the suspect shot and hit both deputies and took off towards neighboring Walton County, where he died.

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snews Says:

Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 9:16 pm

Will we never find a way to prevent these tragedies?
Heartbreaking. Sickening. Insane.

bcsogirl Says:

Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 8:49 pm

My heart goes out to their families, and fellow officers. They will me in my thoughts and prayers. Law Enforcement officers are never shown enough respect.

mustuknow Says:

Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 4:49 pm

My condolences to their fellow officers and my heart breaks for their families. Law Enforcement is one of the most underpaid, underappreciated careers there is and one of the most dangerous situations that they have to deal with is domestic disputes. The sad thing of all of this is the domestic dispute probably started out of something really trivial and now it has cost 2 Officers their lives.

Next time you see an officer stop and tell them thank you for the job they do, we never know when the next call will be their last one. God Bless these men and their families.