Myrtle Grove officer involved in shooting sends man to hospital

Escambia County Sheriff Officers shot and wounded a suspect who fired an AR-15 at them, the department posted on Facebook early Sunday morning.

ECSO says officers responded to multiple reports of shots fired in the 800 block of Amberway Drive in Myrtle Grove, where they found a suspect firing an AR-15 in his front yard.

“When officers arrived on scene, the suspect fired an AR-15 rifle at them, but missed them,” the post said. “Deputies gave the suspect multiple commands to drop the weapon, but he refused. Officers were forced to shoot the suspect after he refused multiple commands and was taken to a local hospital.”

The AR-15 was recovered by officers at the scene along with a handgun.

The officers involved in the shooting have been placed on administrative leave per department policy.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the shooting.