UPDATE 8:02 p.m: Charges just announced by PBSO include: Attempted 1st Degree Murder from a shooting he was involved in on August 13, 2025 and two counts of Aggravated Assault with a firearm on a Law Enforcement Officer
UPDATE: According to PBSO, The person of interest/suspect has been identified as Max R. Gilles, DOB: 9/20/1997. The gun is pictured below. Charges are forthcoming.
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2025 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The apparent subject of an attempted murder investigation allegedly pulled a handgun on cops Wednesday afternoon. A deputy shot the suspect. Here is the official statement from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office:
>> On Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at approximately 12:28 p.m., the PBSO Tactical Unit was conducting an investigation in the 700 block of S. J Street, within the City of Lake Worth Beach. During the course of the investigation, agents came into contact with a person of interest (adult male) in an attempted murder investigation.
As agents attempted to make contact, the individual produced a handgun. Deputies discharged their agency-issued firearms. The person of interest sustained a graze wound to the hip. Immediate medical attention was rendered on scene, and the male was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Detectives from the Violent Crimes Division responded and have assumed the investigation. More information will be released when it becomes available. <<
