Brevard County Sheriff’s deputy killed in off-duty accident, agency says
A Brevard County Sheriff’s deputy died early Saturday in an off-duty incident in Palm Bay, Sheriff Wayne Ivey said in a Facebook post.
Deputy Austin Walsh, 23, was “accidentally killed,” Ivey said, adding that details were limited.
Palm Bay police Lt. Michael Roberts said Walsh was found shot in a home 700 block of Damascus Avenue Southwest and pronounced dead.
“Deputy Austin Walsh ... was a treasured member of our BCSO Family!! Austin served as a member of our agency since he was 18 and prior to that served for several years as a member of our Explorers program,” Ivey wrote.
No other information was released.
Palm Bay police and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement are investigating the incident.
