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Deputy Kills Suspect After Pahokee Shooting Spree Leaves Two Dead, One Wounded and a Deputy Injured

Investigators identified Charles McCloud Jr. as the gunman, with state and local reviews now underway.

Overview

  • Deputies first found two men fatally shot on Booker Place; authorities identified the victims as Henry McLean Jr. and Francisco Pacheco.
  • Shots were then reported on Doveland Drive with no injuries, followed by a convenience store shooting on Belle Glade Road that wounded Anthony Brown, who is expected to survive.
  • While securing a scene on Doveland Drive, a Palm Beach County deputy was struck by the suspect’s SUV and suffered a compound ankle fracture before shooting and killing the suspect as a nearby detective also fired.
  • Officials say the spree unfolded in under an hour across three sites within roughly a half mile, and the suspect was armed with a 9mm Canik handgun.
  • The Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office and PBSO are investigating; the deputy is on administrative leave as questions arise over the suspect’s lengthy record of 19 arrests and eight convictions.