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UPDATED: Man That Shot At Deputies Now In Custody; He Was Found With Multiple Gunshot Wounds
August 28, 2020
UPDATE: Tyler Edwards Brooks is now in custody.
He was discovered in the woods near the Perdido River. Brooks had suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was transported alive to a local hospital.
“He wasn’t in any position to resist,” Sheriff David Morgan said. There were no injuries to law enforcement.
He was located by a tracking beagle named Shorty from the Escambia County Road Camp.
The officer involved shooting will be investigated by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, as is standard procedure.
Previous story:
Authorities are searching for a man that alleged shot at deputies before running into the woods Friday afternoon.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office was attempting to serve a warrant for battery on a law enforcement officer at a residence near Saufley Field when the suspect opened fire at deputies with a long gun. No deputies were injured, but the ECSO was not sure if the suspect may have been struck by gunfire.
The suspect, identified as as 30-year old Tyler Edwards Brooks then ran into a large wooded area with the weapon.
Escambia Sheriff David Morgan said there was a considerable amount of gunfire in running gun battle. He said Brooks may have a stash of weapons in the wooded area.
“This is a very dangerous individual,” Chief Deputy Chip Simmons said. “We have every reason to believe he is extremely dangerous. Do not approach him yourself.”
A manhunt involving the ECSO, the ECSO SWAT team, Pensacola Police, FWC, Florida Highway Patrol, Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office, U.S. Marshals and other agencies was underway for Brooks.
The sheriff had a message for Brooks.
“We strongly encourage you to surrender,” Morgan said during a press conference live streamed on social media. “No one needs to get hurt…no one has been injured; no one has been killed. “We strongly encourage you to surrender.”
Brooks was described as a while male with long hair that was wearing a gray shirt. He is considered armed and dangerous. Authorities are asking residents of the area around Saufley Pines Road and Matthews Junction to stay indoors. Multiple roads in the area are closed.
In April, he was arrested on charges that included aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, battery on a law enforcement office and resisting officers. According to an arrest report, he had a knife and threatened to kill his mother. He reportedly pushed a deputy to the ground, striking him several times in the face with and head, and later kicked him in the chest.
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19 Responses to “UPDATED: Man That Shot At Deputies Now In Custody; He Was Found With Multiple Gunshot Wounds”
Used to live there across from East Fence Rd. in what is now called Shady Grove or something similar. Used to make lots of money on those pecan trees. $20 for a brown grocery bag full. Sold over 50 bags a season. No telling what they’d go for now.
The comment about the judges is 100% accurate. When Judge Nobles denies a restraining order and says ” HE DID NOT HIT YOU WITH THE PIPE WHEN HE SWUNG,HE MISSED ” Therefore I am not able to grant the restraining order, Judge Nobles is by far the most liberal judge in the 1sr circuit
Deputies need more time at the range….
Judge Robinson was appointed by Governor Rick Scott.
Judge Nobles was elected by the voters and has been unopposed in the most recent elections.
Judge Bergosh was elected by the voters and has been unopposed in the most recent election.
Since Governor Scott is a rather staunch conservative Republican, and since the electorate is overwhelmingly conservative Republican in the 1st Judicial Circuit, not to mention that nearly every local and state government official has been controlled by Republicans since about 1994…
Insinuating that “liberal judges” are to blame for all criminal misbehaviors in the Florida Panhandle sounds like someone is watching way too much of one TV news and talk radio outlet and paying too much attention to political ads.
SHORTY you did a Great Job of tracking down this individual.
Hope you got a good burger or steak for a reward and to get the nasty Perp taste out of your mouth.
NOPE, we don’t need to have your photo published. Thiniing back to Seal Team 6 and how the “outing” of them by a past high ranking US politician put their lives at risk as well as lives of their families.
Stay with just your name, Shorty…..you are a cool dude.
Thankfully no LEO were injured in this needless and senseless effort on the part of the suspect turned shooter.
I’m guessing someone posted his bond on the first arrest.Perhaps his Mother? This should be a lesson to those that do bond certain crazy ppl out of jail that assaulted the ppl paying the bond.Dont sweep that under the rug.This is on them as well.Be thankful no one died.
laws need to changed. repeat offenders are a big problem.
To the comment that they are still coming – if you are worried, well it is simple – JUST DON’T BREAK THE LAW. Law enforcement does a lot more to help people then you think. It is sad that so many people commit crime against our fellow citizens. A large amount of people do their time in local jails and then their sentences are over and done and they are released and they start all over again. We need to break the cycle of crime to keep everyone safe.
What you mean why was he out of jail..they cant hold you are keep you everyone is entitled to a bond to be released from jail and they “can not keep you for ever .. and also as soon as gets thourgh doing his sentence he will be out again..
Re: Tess O’Donnell says, “People need to realize that liberal
JUDGES and state attorneys
are the ones releasing this criminals back into society.”
Tess, Florida has been run by Republicans for 30 years and Republicans have controlled the US Senate since 1996 and one would be hard pressed to find Liberal Judges or State Attorneys around here that could influence the Laws in the way you are crying about.
I could flip you point and say you should be pointing fingers at Conservatives but in reality our Constitution and our Laws work how they work. Some times that works out for prosecutions that seem fair and some times it doesn’t but either, the Laws are not run by emotion.
The campaign of Lies, Bragging and Blame needs to stop. It certainly has no place in this topic.
So thankful for our law enforcement. Protection and safety are very important to
law abiding people. The criminals are our enemy, not our officers!
Go Shorty! Can we get a picture of the good boy plz
Way to go Shorty!
Good shooting LEO. Too bad he survived because now we will be paing his bills for the rest of his life.
People need to realize that liberal
JUDGES and state attorneys
are the ones releasing this criminals back into society.
Law Enforcement has ONE JOB. To enforce the law.
The judges and state attorneys you vote for are JUST as vital as ANY vote.
THIS affects you directly. Daily.
Glad all the LEO’s are safe. Top notch K9 work by the camp.
Why was this guy out of jail in the first place?
Hope they get before we head home. We live Shadow Grove
Yep there a million cops there, and they still coming