Killed In The Line Of Duty

4:47 p.m.
The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office now confirms that the two deputies have died. Deputy Burt Lopez and Deputy Warren "Skip" York were fatally wounded while attempting to arrest a suspect involved in a domestic violence incident earlier Saturday morning. Sheriff's say that's when 28-year old Joshua Cartwright opened fire on the deputies at the Shoal River Gun Club. Cartwright was shot and killed by Walton County deputies following a pursuit.

4:16 p.m.

A suspect in the shooting of two Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies is dead following a pursuit by Okaloosa and Walton County deputies. Deputies exchanged gun fire with the suspect after pursuing him into Walton County after he fled the scene of the shooting at the Shoal River Gun Club in Crestview.

The two Okaloosa County sheriff's deputies who were shot were airlifted to a hospital, but their conditions were not immediately known.
The shooting occurred around 1 p.m. Saturday, when the two deputies went to Shoal River Sporting Clays and Shooting Center, near Crestview, in response to a call, said Michele Nicholson, a sheriff's spokeswoman.
Authorities say the suspect shot and hit both deputies and took off towards neighboring Walton County, where he died.

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