Shots Fired In Highway 29 Standoff

April 6, 2009

Shots were reportedly fired in a standoff between a man and Escambia County deputies at a Highway 29 bridge Sunday night near McDavid.

Deputies responded to a possible suicide call along Highway 29 about 10 p.m. Sunday. They located the man in a vehicle on the banks of Canoe Creek, just north of Highway 164 and Highway 29. The shots were reportedly fired by the man, not deputies.

After about 45 minutes, the man exited his truck and was taken into custody and transported by ambulance to a Pensacola hospital.

Highway 29 was partially shutdown during the standoff.

Further details were not immediately available. The incident is still under investigation by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Department.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News