NORTH CAROLINA ( QUEEN CITY NEWS ) — An armed and dangerous man who authorities said shot and killed an off-duty corrections officer overnight in Florida is on the run.
According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office in Florida, the incident began around 1:20 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, in the 12900 block of Duval Road.
Deputies said a black Mustang had pulled into a local gas station on Duval Road and a man and woman inside the vehicle proceeded to get into a violent physical fight.
During the argument, deputies said the suspect was observed getting out of the vehicle from the passenger seat and walking around to the driver’s side.
Surveillance footage from the gas station shows the suspect placing a handgun on the hood of the car and removing the woman from the driver’s seat. The video shows the man hitting the woman and violently throwing her against the vehicle and the ground.
The Sheriff’s Office said during this commotion, off-duty Corrections Officer Bradley McNew who just finished his shift, heard the fight and went over to check on the woman.