Florida Highway Patrol

FHP Trooper Placed on Leave After Involvement in Delray Beach Shooting

The agency said in a news release that the incident happened just off of Interstate 95 along Atlantic Avenue on Tuesday

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A Florida Highway Patrol trooper has been placed on administrative leave following a shooting in Palm Beach County on Tuesday night, officials said.

The agency said in a news release that the incident happened just off of Interstate 95 along Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement will be investigating.

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The agency said the trooper was “involved in a shooting incident,” but offered no additional details.

Parts of Atlantic Avenue were closed to traffic during the investigation.

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The agency did not release the identities of the man or the trooper.

No one else was injured in the incident.

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