Nassau County

FDLE investigating after Nassau County deputy shoots, kills woman

NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. — The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office reported a deputy shot and killed a woman who they said pointed an AR-15 rifle at him and other deputies.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement was called in to investigate the deadly shooting on Ruby Drive on Tuesday.

The NCSO reported it responded to a home on Mulberry Landing Annex at around 1:30 p.m. for a call about a woman who went into her ex-husband’s home without his permission.

Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper said the woman was upset over custody issues and made threats while at the house. The sheriff’s office stated the woman left and headed to her home on Ruby Drive.

When deputies showed up to her house, Leeper said the woman began making threats to harm herself and law enforcement.

“She apparently stuck a pistol in her mouth,” Sheriff Leeper said. “[The woman] started making threats to law enforcement, and she was going to kill herself.”

The agency called its special response team to the woman’s home to try and negotiate with her to get her help.“She kept coming out on the porch pointing an AR-15 rifle at the officers, would go back inside,” Sheriff Leeper said.

Sheriff Leeper said a deputy was in a wooded area near the home when he said the woman pointed the rifle at him. Leeper said the officer fired a single deadly shot."He was in fear of his life," Sheriff Leeper said.

The deputy was placed on administrative leave, which is standard procedure.

The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office released 911 calls connected to the case on Wednesday.

The distressing calls show what was happening leading up to the shooting.

A woman who has not been identified called 911, asking police to leave her property and making threats.

“Get out of my yard and I’ll come out with my hands up. Otherwise I got more heavy artillery than ya’ll have. I’m packed full of ammunition.” The woman said.

Another 911 call released appears to be from a family member who says the woman threatened them.

“Her mother just came up here and said she’s coming back with an AR15 to blow us all away.”