A suspect died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound while being taken into custody in Yulee on Thursday, the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office said.
Deputies made contact with the suspect at Culver’s restaurant on State Road 200 in Yulee just after noon, NCSO said in a news release. The suspect was not identified in the news release.
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The suspect was wanted out of Southwest Florida for stealing a vehicle and was in possession of a concealed firearm, deputies said.
During the encounter, the firearm discharged inside the back of a deputy’s patrol vehicle, resulting in a self-inflicted gunshot wound…