JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A man was fatally shot Tuesday morning by an officer with a rifle outside a Gate gas station on Bowden Road after Jacksonville police say the man pointed a gun at officers while walking toward them.
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Undersheriff Shawn Coarsey said the incident began at 9:22 a.m. when a man, later identified as Michael Krause Jr., walked into the Gate not far from I-95 while several customers and employees were inside.
Krause walked around the store for several minutes, and once the customers left, Coarsey said, he pulled out a handgun and demanded that all the employees leave the store…