Nassau County Sheriff’s Office
Bill Leeper, Sheriff
June 5, 2017 6:20 p.m.
Editor’s Note: The Nassau County Sheriff’s office sent the following press release in response to a second deputy involved shooting in Nassau County in recent days. We do not have information at this time on the first incident that occurred on Friday, June 2, resulting in the death of Edward Everett Courtenay* who was 51.
“At 9:42 pm on 06/04/2017, the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office received multiple calls to the 911 Call Center of shots being fired, and screaming coming from a residence on Bea Rd in Callahan, FL. During one of the calls to 911, gunshots could be heard in the background. NCSO received several calls to the area from different residents stating that the subject was firing a weapon. Deputies arrived at 9:46 pm.
After arrival the deputy confronted the armed individual who pointed the firearm at the deputy and the deputy fired at the subject [Jeremy Austin Lindsey]to protect himself. The result was a fatal gunshot wound to the subject [Lindsey] (27 year old white male). FDLE was notified and responded to investigate the deputy involved shooting. Further information will be released when possible.”
*We apologize that our initial reporting identified the deceased individual in this incident as Edward Everett Courtenay when it should have been Jeremy Austin Lindsey. We have corrected the error. Courtenay was involved in the first deputy involved shooting that occurred on June 2.