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Murder Suspect Shoots Himself On Hwy 29 In Cantonment; Murder Happened Hours After Suspect’s Release From Jail
September 24, 2022
A murder suspect shot himself when deputies caught up with him on Highway 29 in Cantonment Saturday morning, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. The murder happened just hours after the suspect was released from jail on a battery charge.
The ECSO said an adult male was shot and killed by 47-year old Jarrad Benjamin Landry (pictured) on Jardine Road near Rowland Court in the Navy Point area of southern Escambia County about 9:10 a.m. Investigators said Landry got into a verbal argument with the victim, returned to his home to retrieve a weapon, and shot the victim to death in the street. Landry then fled in his vehicle.
After a search in the Cantonment and Molino areas, an ECSO deputy located Landry’s pickup truck on Highway 29 southbound just south of Tree Street and International Paper in Cantonment shortly before 10 a.m. As deputies approached the vehicle, Landry shot himself, deputies said.
Landry was transported to a local hospital where he died.
ECSO Commander Andrew Hobbs said no deputy fired a weapon, and there were no deputies injured.
Highway 29 southbound was closed to all traffic during the investigation, and southbound vehicles were diverted onto Muscogee Road. Highway 29 was reopened before noon.
According to the Escambia County Jail, Landry was booked into jail on a charge of misdemeanor battery at 2:27 a.m. Saturday and released at 5:45 a.m. Details on that arrest were not available Saturday.
NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Barbour and reader submitted photos, click to enlarge.
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22 Responses to “Murder Suspect Shoots Himself On Hwy 29 In Cantonment; Murder Happened Hours After Suspect’s Release From Jail”
Wow! The ending of this story really blows my mind.
@uncle rico ”people who are willing to surrender their freedom for safety will end up with niether”.Ben Franklin
Now thats funny coming from a slave owner.
@ConcernedCitizen I imagine you are temporarily in shock. Read this article again or read the Deputy’s report. You were probably spot on about him being consumed with guilt. Very sad this even occurred.
I’ve known the “suspect of the murder” for 25+ years and believe him to be no “murderer”. I find it extremely hard to believe that he would have discharged his firearm on another unless he felt his life was threatened and then again on himself unless he was scared or consumed with grief.
More details need to be gathered as to the intent of the “victim” and whether he was involved in the earlier “incident”.
@johnnysayswhat the sheriffs office has to respect the prisoners rights,”people who are willing to surrender their freedom for safety will end up with niether”.Ben Franklin
@Tina
Dang let’s hope you paid more attention to detail when you were in the Navy.
Just here for the comments…funny thing is Tina Ryan has nothing else to say! Sometimes it’s better to just keep ur mouth shut rather than showing how ignorant you are.
So, this dude was done eat up with anger and guilt. Sad.
OMG, y’all quit arguing about the composition of the article! This guy was busted for battery at 2 am. He was released at 6am and kills someone at 9am. It’s all probably connected. Why was he able to get out so quickly? What good does it do to take someone off the streets and then let them go a couple hours later. This is a failure of the system to protect all of us. That’s what people should be concerned about here.
Alright Karen, I mean Tina
Calm down
It’s getting to where it’s not safe to be on the streets with criminals.
Reading comprehension is obviously not taught in our schools anymore. Good thing basket weaving is though.
All I can say is I am so sorry for the families involved. God give you strength.
Tina, you were WRONG!!!!!!
Read much? The original altercation happened in Navy Point. They found him in north escambia county.
Let us hope the suspect was guilty. Otherwise the actual killer is still at large.
His willingness to kill himself supports the idea he killed earlier, but doesn’t — in itself — prove it.
Prayers for the victim and their family over this tragedy. Hate to see anyone lose their life but I reckon the guilt was too much for this individual to bare.. saved tax payers money by taking this way out…yes, I said it.
In the beginning of the article it states, the the man who shot himself & was found in cantonment, that he was suspected in a shooting in the navy point area . Who left that area (navy point) was found dead from a self inflected gun shot wound in cantonment on 29. 3rd grade education at its finest!
@tina….dang …I swore I read…
”The ECSO said an adult was shot and killed on Jardine Road near Rowland Court in the Navy Point area of southern Escambia County about 9:10 a.m.
After a search in the Cantonment and Molino areas, an ECSO deputy located the suspect’s vehicle on Highway 29 southbound just south of Tree Street and International Paper in Cantonment shortly before 10 a.m.”
1st. Sentence…..1st victim was shot and killed in the navy point area
2nd sentence…..suspect located south of IP in cantonment..took his own life
Tina Ryan . He shot somebody in navy point and was in cantonment when they caught up to him . You get your facts straight lol
“Dang, get your facts straight. It was no where near Navy Point! Try Hwy 29 North!”
Try reading the story again a little slower. The facts are straight.
Dang, get your facts straight. It was no where near Navy Point! Try Hwy 29 North!