Deputies Investigate Shooting Incident Involving Sheriff’s Speed Trailer In Byrneville
October 17, 2024
An investigation is underway after someone shot an Escambia County Sheriff’s Office speed trailer in Byrneville.
Just before midnight Tuesday, the ECSO received a report of shots fired in the area of Byrneville Road and McBride Road. The caller told dispatchers that they believed someone was night hunting deer.
Deputies arrived and located several shell casings in the area, according to ECSO spokesperson Morgan Lewis.
“We located one bullet hole in the speed trailer, but it appeared to still be operable,” Lewis said. “Someone may have been hunting a deer, but they hit our trailer instead.”
Wednesday, the speed-checking trailer was still in place on Byrneville Road just south of McBride Road. It appeared to be functionally normally, other than a small piece of evidence tape (pictured below).
The speed trailers went into service after Sheriff Chip Simmons took office. They can be deployed to areas with a known or citizen reported speed problem. The trailers display the speed of passing vehicles, complete with small flashing red and blue LED lights to attract driver attention.
Anyone with information on the speed trailer shooting is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (850) 433-STOP or the ECSO at (850) 436-9620.
Pictured: An Escambia County Sheriff’s Office speed trailer as seen Wednesday afternoon on Byrneville Road near McBride Road. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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8 Responses to “Deputies Investigate Shooting Incident Involving Sheriff’s Speed Trailer In Byrneville”
I believe hog hunting is legal at all times, just not on the road.
Bad when one confuses the sign with a hog, though
It is that time of year again. Gun shots at night and dead deer dumped along the roadsides. It seems when one group out grows this behavior there are others to fill in and continue with these activities. Years ago, while living in Louisiana, a group of young men were night hunting and shot in the direction of one of my neighbor’s house. The bullet went through two walls and hit the headboard of the bed their child was sleeping in. It hit just inches from their head. These people that hunt at night have no idea nor do they care what or who is in the path of their bullets. They do not realize just how fast their life can change or how their actions can impact the lives others. Like I told my kids growing up, when it comes to guns and cars, there is no redo. Bad decisions can last a lifetime or end one.
What are they doing deer hunting with rifles anyway? Hunting season hasn’t started yet. Same in Alabama, already dead carcasses left and right. Folks who have zero respect for our laws, hope the shooters are found and forced to pay
Isn’t it possible to get fingerprints off of shell casings? It seems that unless someone is wearing gloves when loading the cartridges into a gun or magazine, it would be done using ones fingers? If done while committing a crime, chance are that person probably already has a criminal record and has been previously fingerprinted.
Bubba shot the jukebox….oops, the speed trap…last night!
Apparently didn’t get the “compound/cross bow’s are quieter” memo.
If they were night hunting and couldnt tell the difference in a sign and the deer then the deer are safe.
If they can’t aim any better than that, then both the deer and most signs are safe.
It would seem speeding is not your worst worry in that area….