NEWS RELEASE                                             

For Immediate Release
August 12, 2008
Contact: Michele Nicholson
Public Information Officer
  (850) 651-7420

OCSO INVESTIGATES BAKER SHOOTING

     The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that took place between midnight and one a.m. Tuesday morning, August 12th at 6188 Old River Road in Baker.

      39-year old Shawn Michael Hale suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the abdomen while outside the residence. Hale, who resides at 5453 Lunnie Barnes Street in Baker, was taken to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola. Investigators are questioning a suspect in the case. Investigators say both subjects were believed to be consuming alcohol.

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