Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Investigators have spent the day interviewing witnesses and collecting evidence in connection with a fatal shooting on Okaloosa Island Wednesday morning.
32-year old Dustin Edward Jones of Valparaiso died after suffering a gunshot wound to the chest around 5 a.m. in the parking lot of a condominium complex off Santa Rosa Boulevard.
Investigators say a disturbance began outside the Red Rose Gentleman’s Club and spilled over into a parking lot across the street.
A 27-year old off-duty Escambia County Sheriff’s deputy was involved in the shooting and suffered a gunshot wound to the arm. A third individual, a 21-year old Fort Walton Beach resident, was shot once in the leg. Both were taken to Fort Walton Beach Medical Center for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
Investigators, who are working to piece together the sequence of events, have received conflicting information and are working to verify the facts before issuing additional news releases.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office at 850-651- 7400.
