Last Updated on: 29th September 2021, 02:03 pm
Who is Patrick McDowell of Florida, US? Biography, Wiki
Patrick McDowell is a Florida man and former Navy who is accused of shooting and killing Nassau County Representative Joshua Moyers during a traffic stop.
The “armed and dangerous” McDowell will be searched after the shooting on Friday, 24th September 2021.
Moyers died on Sunday. McDowell is also accused of shooting a K-9 policeman as he tried to escape. The dog survived and is recovering after being treated by a veterinarian.
Patrick McDowell’s Age
His current age is 35 years.
Shooting Suspect Killing Of A Nassau Deputy
Representative Joshua Moyers stopped Patrick McDowell in a stolen Chrysler minivan around 2:30 a.m. on Friday, 24th September 2021.
On Sandy Ford Road near Micker Street in the Callahan neighborhood of the United States, 301, said the sheriff at a press conference.
As per the sheriff, there was a passenger with McDowell in the stolen van. Leeper said McDowell gave Moyers a false name and did not have a driver’s license. When Moyers learned that he had been given a false name, Leeper asked McDowell if he had any guns and told him to get out of the vehicle.
McDowell then shot Moyers in the right eye and back, Leeper said. The shooting occurred as a train approached a level crossing near the traffic obstruction.
Leeper said McDowell then fled from the crime scene and walked through the intersection just before the crossing arm lowered.
Who Was The Victim?
Moyers was found shot and wounded by a second officer and was taken to hospital, where he died two days later. The stolen truck was found in a nearby wooded area, Leeper said. According to Leeper, the woman who was in the van with McDowell was with the vehicle, cooperating with crime scene officials and investigators.
His fiancee, parents, and brother will outlive Deputy Josh Moyers, the sheriff’s office has announced. He started working in Nassau County in 2015.
Leeper called Moyers a “big guy” at a press conference before Moyers’ death. The sheriff said he was recently engaged and is planning his wedding to his fiancee.
What Police Have Investigated Up Till Now?
As per the sheriff’s office, Moyers graduated from Hilliard Middle-Senior High School in Hilliard, Florida in 2010 and attended St. Johns River State College.
He spent two years as a scout before being hired as a deputy and receiving an award in 2018 for acting beyond his duties in a narcotics case, the sheriff’s office said.
Lali Moyers wrote on a GoFundMe designed to raise funds for her family: “Please help me help Ivy see her future without the love of her life, her fiance and hero, Rep. Joshua Moyers; Tragically murdered in the service and protection of Nassau County.”
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