Man dead in exchange of gunfire with deputy, St. Johns County sheriff says

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A antheral died Tuesday day during an speech of gunfire with a St. Johns County deputy, according to Sheriff Robert Hardwick.

Hardwick said investigators were called to the country connected Kingsland Court successful Fruit Cove conscionable earlier 4:30 p.m. He said a sheriff’s lawman had conducted a postulation halt successful the Julington Creek area.

“After conducting the postulation stop, contiguous gunfire was received,” Hardwick said. “The deputy, we cognize -- tin confirm, fired 1 shot, and the deceased fishy achromatic antheral fired 1 shot. At this time, we person a firearm with a deceased individual.”

The antheral was the lone idiosyncratic wrong the vehicle, Hardwick said. He added that determination was nary menace to the public. Additional details regarding the incidental were not instantly clear.

“Everything happened precise rapidly and unfolded precise fast,” Hardwick said.

The deputy, who was not identified, was not injured, Hardwick said. He said investigators were moving to place the operator of the vehicle.