ECSO: Ensley Homicide Was Drug Deal Gone Bad

November 8, 2021

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide late Sunday afternoon in Ensley.

About 4:50 p.m., deputies responded to the 8600 block of Rawls Avenue where they found a 20-year old man deceased from an apparent gunshot wound.

“At this time, ECSO investigators believe it was a marijuana drug deal gone bad,” the Sheriff’s Office said.

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call the ECSO at (850) 436-9620 or Crime Stoppers at (850) 433-STOP.

The shooting occurred about three blocks behind the Ensley Fire Station.

Comments

6 Responses to “ECSO: Ensley Homicide Was Drug Deal Gone Bad”

  1. Denny Newright on November 10th, 2021 7:42 am

    Whn you sell dope it can happen. These players aren’t in the business of sharing or caring…

    Needless to say.

  2. Donnie on November 9th, 2021 1:27 pm

    Have the cash or get the bash !

    Drug dealers and all of their clients know the rules. When you wheel and deal, you can almost always expect something could go wrong putting yourself at risk for anything.

  3. Jim on November 9th, 2021 8:48 am

    @ J, NPC: I believe the point is that the homicide was drug related, as opposed to a robbery, domestic violence, random gang stuff, or another type of altercation.

  4. Bewildered on November 9th, 2021 7:06 am

    Regarding previous comments, how do you want ESCO to word it? was it bad narcotics, lack of agreed money or some other grudge that caused the violence? All these drug dealers carry stacks of cash, the risk of getting killed comes with the territory

  5. j in perdido on November 8th, 2021 7:59 pm

    A young man is dead. It went bad….needless to say

  6. NPC on November 8th, 2021 5:57 pm

    “……….believe it was a marijuana drug deal gone bad.” If no one is killed is it a good drug deal or drug deal gone good?

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