The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said at around 6:30 p.m., an officer found a vehicle that matched the description of a wanted man in Florida. It was near the Circle K off Blanding Blvd. near Argyle Forest Blvd.
Police say the suspect, 37-year-old Brenton Paquin, committed two armed robberies in Lake County near Orlando, and he’s a person of interest in murder out of Vermont.
JSO said Paquin advanced towards the officer with a gun, and that’s when the officer fired his weapon.
Sheriff T.K. Waters said his officer did what he was trained to do.
“We’re very fortunate tonight that we’re not dealing tonight with a critically injured police officer, but we’re dealing with a critically injured bad guy and that’s what he is,” Sheriff Waters said. “So don’t come to Jacksonville, don’t do it here. We just don’t put it up with that stuff.”
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