Man shot and pronounced dead on scene in suspected suicide-by-cop case, Jacksonville police say

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By Caysea Stone

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A man was killed Tuesday in an officer-involved shooting outside of a Gate gas station near Bowden Road and Interstate 95.

At approximately 9:15 a.m., the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office tells us that a man entered the GATE gas station.

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JSO said that the suspect, later identified as 49-year-old Michael Krause Jr., waited until customers cleared out before demanding that the three employees working go outside.

As he was making these demands, Krause was making comments about self-harm.

Read: Jacksonville police: Man who said he’d ‘come out shooting’ killed by officer near Bowden Road & I-95

Once the employees were outside, Krause told them he was going to “come out shooting,” and instructed them to call JSO.

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters and Undersheriff Shawn Coarsey say that officers were dispatched to the GATE station at 9:22 a.m. for what they thought was an armed robbery. Once on scene, Krause exited the gas station.

“He raised his handgun and started quickly walking towards those officers,” Coarsey said.

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Later on Tuesday, JSO shared a photo of the handgun that Krause was carrying.

Weapon used in officer-involved shooting, 3/17/26 Handgun that 49-year-old Michael Krause Jr. was carrying before he was shot by Jacksonville officer, police say.

Coarsey said that Officer H. Cascante then fired his rifle several times at Krause before striking him. Krause was pronounced dead on the scene.

When asked if this was a suicide-by-cop case, Coarsey responded with, “That’s what it appears to be, yes.”

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Action News Jax looked at public records and found Krause had a criminal history that stretches back to the mid-90s with his most recent arrest in October.

Charges previously brought against him included driving with a suspended license, petit theft, possession of a controlled substance, fighting, and trespassing.

This marks the sixth officer-involved shooting in Jacksonville this year.

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