A man reportedly had been driving recklessly before he hit a curb, causing the woman riding with him to be ejected from a Jeep. When officers arrived, they found the 39-year-old woman had been run over and left in the road. Police chased the Jeep, and the chase came to an end when the driver backed into one of the patrol cars before driving another one through a fence, down an embankment and into a nearby pond. The driver continued to drive aggressively at police before an officer shot and killed him.
Victim's Name: Name withheld by police
Agency Responsible: Cocoa Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 48
Race: Unknown race
Date of Death: March 14, 2020
County: Brevard
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Vehicle
Weapon: vehicle
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Car
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 5627