WCSO INVESTIGATING SHOOTING IN SANTA ROSA BEACH; ONE INJURED, ONE DEAD
WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Walton County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting on New Year’s morning that left one injured and the suspect dead of what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
In the early morning hours of January 1st, Walton County dispatchers received a frantic 911 call from the victim who said she ran from her home on Campbell Street in Santa Rosa Beach after her estranged husband came into the house uninvited and began shooting at her.
The victim told deputies she awoke to him in her bedroom and tried to run from the residence when she was shot.
The victim was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect was found with fatal injuries that appeared to be self-inflicted.
This incident is still under investigation and no additional information is being released at this time to protect the victim and the case moving forward.