Man Allegedly Threatened Police With Gun.
BY: ANDREW COLTON | Editor and Publisher
UPDATE: 4:50 p.m. — The suspect is identified as Steven R. Magill, DOB: 3/24/2005. He is currently recovering at a local hospital. Once released, police say Magill will be booked into the PBC Jail and charged with Aggravated Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer.
DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2023 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A late-night police shooting involving the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is under investigation early Thursday by the Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office. The incident occurred around 11:30 p.m. in the area of 5600 Via Delray.
PBSO provided BOCANEWSNOW.com with this initial rundown of events:
“At 11:34 pm, Wednesday, August 23, 2023, Deputies responded to a welfare check in the 5600 block of Via Delray, Delray Beach,” according to police. “Upon arrival, deputies made contact with an adult male that was threatening suicide. The male began walking up and down a canal bank. Deputies began following the male to establish a rapport with him. At one point the male produced a firearm and placed it to the side of his head. Deputies continued to try to talk to the male, in hopes of offering him mental health services. The male entered the canal which was no more than knee to waist deep and continued walking.”
PBSO deputies tried to defuse the situation when the subject allegedly threatened them at gunpoint.
“Deputies were positioned on both sides of the canal bank following him and continuing to establish a rapport when suddenly the male pointed his weapon at deputies. Deputies discharged their firearms striking the male in the upper torso. The male was transported to a local hospital where he is currently in stable condition and expected to survive. FDLE (the lead investigators), PBSO Violent Crimes detectives and the State Attorney’s Office investigators are investigating this Deputy Involved Shooting. PBSO Deputies are currently on administrative leave which is standard department protocol.”
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