Boca Raton Police: Officer Shot, Man Killed

On December 19, 2024By Littum

BOCA RATON – Police are investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting at Second Avenue and Second Street downtown Wednesday morning.

Shortly before 11:30 a.m., a Boca Raton police officer “encountered an individual” between Northwest Second Street and Palmetto Park Road, police spokeswoman Jessica Desir told reporters at the scene.

At some point during that encounter, Desir said, the officer fired his weapon.

“We can confirm that a man has died and we are working to identify that person,” Desir told reporters.

As of Wednesday afternoon, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement was on the scene and had taken over the investigation, which Desir told reporters was “standard protocol” in officer-involved shootings.

The officer — whom Desir did not immediately identify — was not injured, she said.

The department wrote on the social media platform X that it has closed the intersection. Authorities have contained the scene and are asking the public to avoid the area northeast of City Hall.

Jasmine Fernández is a reporter covering Delray Beach and Boca Raton for The Palm Beach Post. You can reach her at [email protected] and follow her on X (formerly Twitter) at @jasminefernandz. Help support our work. Register today.