A man has been arrested and charged for the shooting death of 30-year-old Florida Wildlife Conservation Officer Julian Keen Jr., who was killed on Sunday morning.
According to the Hendry County Sheriff’s Office, authorities have arrested and charged 20-year-old Eliceo Hernandez for the death of the off-duty wildlife officer. He has been charged with negligent homicide.
Hendry County Sheriff Steve Whidden said Keen was off-duty at the time of the fatal shooting. Keen apparently took notice of a reckless driver in Labelle and confronted the man after both vehicles came to a stop, leading to the deadly altercation.
“Hernandez remained in Hendry County Jail on $500,000 bond Monday afternoon,” News-Press reported.
“We are deeply saddened by the death of FWC Officer Keen. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, members of FWC, friends and community,” Whidden said following the news of Keen’s death.
“We all knew Officer Keen, and he wasn’t only our brother-but a role model for the community, he will be missed,” he added, as other tributes to the officer rolled in:
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