NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
July 1, 2009
Contact: Michele Nicholson
Public Information Officer
(850) 651-7420
LANDVIEW DRIVE SHOOTING UNDER INVESTIGATION
The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office is
investigating a shooting that took place on Landview Drive in Fort Walton Beach
around six o'clock this evening
(Wednesday). Deputies responded to
reports of a fight in the street and multiple shots fired.
A female was hit
once in the upper arm and was transported by medical helicopter to Baptist
Hospital in Pensacola.
Deputies closed
down several nearby streets while searching for individuals involved.
Anyone with
information on the shooting is asked to contact the Okaloosa County Sheriff's
Office at 850-651-7400 or Emerald Coast Crime Stoppers at 850-863-TIPS.
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