A recent deputy-involved shooting involving a man carrying a large assault rifle and dressed in military tactical gear in Central Florida is under investigation.
Following the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office deputy-involved shooting, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating.
On April 23rd at 7:24am, HCSO’s Communications Center received multiple calls regarding an adult male in the area of Windingwood Avenue and Providence Road carrying a large assault rifle and dressed in military tactical gear. When deputies arrived, they located 34-year-old Vincent Tyler Morin walking north on Providence Road towards the Causeway Boulevard intersection in Brandon, near Tampa.
As the deputies encountered Morin, they immediately gave him several commands to put down the weapon, which were ignored. At 7:38am, three HCSO deputies fired multiple shots at the suspect…