Laura Young
ECB Publishing, Inc.
A 55-year-old Tallahassee man was found dead in his vehicle by apparent suicide at a Jefferson County I-10 rest stop on Friday, Aug. 19.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) report, at approximately 7:38 p.m. on Aug. 19, the FHP received a call in reference to a possibly armed and suicidal person at an unknown rest area on I-10. Troopers began to “be on the lookout” (BOLO) for the vehicle and ultimately located it at the westbound rest area located in Jefferson County at mile marker 234.
FHP reports that troopers began to call out to the occupant inside the vehicle, with no response. A short time later, contact was made with the vehicle, and the occupant (name withheld by FHP) was pronounced deceased by a paramedic with the Jefferson County Fire Rescue. FHP also was assisted on the scene by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.
FHP's Bureau of Criminal Investigations and Intelligence was called in to investigate and, as of Aug. 22, the investigation was active and ongoing.