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Suspect Shot, Killed By Deputy In Armed Santa Rosa Standoff
April 15, 2011
A 45-year old man was shot to death Thursday night after a standoff with Santa Rosa County deputies.
Johann Felber was shot by a Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office deputy after he reportedly fired a shotgun out the window of his Milton home during the armed standoff.
Just before 6 p.m. Thursday, deputies responded to a reported armed family disturbance at 4504 Galt City Road where they found Felber standing on his porch armed with a shotgun, according to Sgt. Scott Haines, public information officer for the Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office. Deputies ordered Felber to drop the weapon, at which time he retreated inside of the residence.
A hostage negotiator was able to reach Felber on the phone.
“The suspect was very irate and told the negotiator that either the deputies would die, or he would die, and that he was not going to come out of this situation alive. During the negotiations, the suspect fired numerous rounds from a shotgun inside of his residence. Deputies could hear the suspect reloading his shotgun on numerous occasions,” Haines said.
At about 8:43, Felber broke out the front bedroom window of the home with the shotgun.
“The suspect then pointed the shotgun at a deputy that was outside, at which time the deputy fired his weapon at the suspect. The suspect dropped out of view and it was not immediately known if the suspect was incapacitated,” according to Haines.
The Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office SWAT team deployed robot inside the home. The suspect was located on a video feed from the robot incapacitated in the bedroom where he was last seen in the window. The SWAT team then entered the home where Felber was found dead.
As is standard practice, the officer-involved shooting is under investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
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12 Responses to “Suspect Shot, Killed By Deputy In Armed Santa Rosa Standoff”
I knew him so long ago and loved him deeply. He was so sweet and gentle. He may have needed some help but the ones closes to him should of seen that he received it. That is what love and family is about! I am so grateful I had him in my life for a season! I only wish I could of found him to tell him how special he was before it was to late!! RIP my sweet Joe!! You will forever be in my heart! I miss you!
Praying for his wife and beautiful children. I can’t imagine what they are going through right now and I ask God to give them strength and in time grant them peace.
PLEASE DO NOT WRITE THINGS ABOUT PEOPLE THAT YOU DON’T REALLY KNOW. HE WASN’T A, “PERP” THAT NEEDED TO BE GOTTEN OFF THE STREETS. HE WAS A FUN LOVING HUSBAND, FATHER, SON, BROTHER, UNCLE, COUSIN & FRIEND. SO PLEASE KEEP YOUR NEGATIVE COMMENTS TO YOURSELF ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHO THIS MAN REALLY WAS!!!!!!!! ONLY IGNORANT PEOPLE WRITE THESE KINDS OF THINGS THAT END UP HURTING THOSE WHO REEEEAAALLLYYY KNEW THIS KIND & LOVING MAN. SO IN THE MEANTIME GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT BEFORE YOU MAKE YOUR NASTY & HURTFUL COMMENTS ABOUT SOMEONE YOU HAVE NO CLUE ABOUT. ONLY LOSERS WRITE HURTFUL THINGS & COMMENTS FOR EVERYONE TO SEE. R.I.P.CUZ.
REGARDING:
“Think about what you write before you write it!! Do you know how comments like this may make his family feel!!!”
And since so many simply won’t concern themselves with the feelings of the families, please consider not doing things which will embarrass them if reported. For example, “During the negotiations, the suspect fired numerous rounds from a shotgun inside of his residence.”
That just doesn’t look good. So unless you are trying to embarrass them, please don’t do such things.
David for not embarrassing your folks
by getting yourself killed or arrested
Rest in peace cousin.
This man may have had some problems, but he also had three beautiful children who loved him and a wife who is in shock!!! He was a member of my extended family with many people who loved him. Think about what you write before you write it!! Do you know how comments like this may make his family feel!!! Have somewhat of a heart if you can!!!!
I knew Joe as a teenager, and his family as well. He was always troubled but never violent. I think he was in dire need of mental help all along. I thank God that he didn’t injure those deputys or anyone else, but to tell you the truth, he probably never intended to. I think the term is “suicide by cop”.
Even if you need to cry out for help this is not the way to do it.
Suicide by cop I would venture from the sound of it.
Sorry the officer had to endure putting this guy to a permenent sleep,
then again it is their job. What I don’t understand is WHY there would
even need to be an investigation, or at least not much of one. Sounds
pretty cut and dried to me.
THANKS LEO for a job well done, he had a choice and he got his way.
I wonder if this was the same couple that were having a domestic dispite yesterday morning around 6:30 at the Circle K on 9 mile Road and University Parkway. Cussing, yelling, peeling out in the parking lot, playing road block with each other vehicle, and acting like you are going to run over your female friend-girlfriend, Had me blocked in for a few minutes before they took off out of the parking lot peeling rubber and cutting off people on 9 mile road. If you can’t get along then just leave. No one is worth dying for.
This was very scary last night. I live right beside where this happened and we were scared to go outside because we didnt know what was going on. Thank you for keeping us updated William
I am very glad the officer was not hurt and gets to go home safe. Good job thanks for keeping santa rosa safe. I really dont think people understand what the law goes though this is not a game to them. They want to go
home safe.
sadly there is now one less perp on the street. This man was probably in need of Mental Health Services. I hate to hear about anyone being shot and killed. I wish there were better solutions but understand the importance to protect the community from this type of thing.