Overview
- Law enforcement responded to a welfare check in West Delray and a deputy fired when officers say a 23-year-old man raised a gunlike object at them on Wednesday.
- Officials initially described a shotgun but later reporting said the object was a pellet gun and the man was hospitalized after being shot.
- The man has been identified as 23-year-old Alexander Buck Spin and was reported charged with aggravated assault by investigators.
- The Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the State Attorney’s Office are investigating and the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office says involved deputies are cooperating while the shooting is reviewed and the deputy is on administrative leave.
- Neighbors said deputies had been to the home before and the shooting has left residents shaken as officials withhold details about why the welfare check was requested and what led up to the encounter.