JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Action News Jax learned more about a 26-year-old man officers shot and killed after he pointed a gun at a neighbor.
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The officer-involved shooting happened at the Summerwind apartment complex, which is off Timuquana Road.
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The suspect Paton Pinette was arrested back in 2018 for possession of cocaine and marijuana.
Then in 2022, he was arrested for battery, and just last night he was shot and killed by officers who say he shot at them first.
According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, at 2:00 a.m. patrol officers responded to a business burglary at 4500 Lenox Avenue. The caller, who was the reported grandfather, identified Pinette as the suspect, who had allegedly broken into a business, stole a revolver, fired shots, and then fled the scene.
Later, police tried to get in contact with Pinette, before he shot at officers at least twice and they shot back.
Police said Pinette, pointed a gun at a neighbor, who was outside gardening.
A neighbor who did not want to show her face on camera said she saw the suspect passing the night before the incident.
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“I was talking to my other neighbor and Paton was very standoffish, he didn’t really want to walk by us, so the neighbor I was talking to said ‘hey happy holidays’ and he just kind of grunted and walked by,” said the neighbor.
Action News Jax also dug into the officers who opened fire.
We learned swat member JD Price has had three officer-involved shootings in the last 13 months.
Richard Samples has been involved in two, last night and in April 2022.
K-9 officer Kevin Jarrell was also involved in this shooting and another in 2017.
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This is the 13th officer involved shooting this year, and the State Attorney’s Office is continuing to investigate.
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