BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Brevard County deputies said five people wearing tactical gear to impersonate law enforcement officers shot and killed a man and his dog during a home-invasion robbery.
Investigators said the suspects even had replica sheriff and DEA patches when they shot and killed Matthew Nicol, 25, in his Merritt Island home.
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Deputies said they tracked down one suspect, but not the other four.
Deputies determined that 23-year-old David Foreman-Taylor was part of a group that went to the residence disguised as law enforcement officers to commit an armed robbery that targeted drugs and drug proceeds at the residence.
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Sheriff Wayne Ivey said residents and others who were at the home at the time of the shooting removed evidence related to drug activity from the scene prior to calling deputies or calling for medical help.
Foreman-Taylor was arrested on Wednesday.
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Investigators said they obtained identifying information from the U-Haul rental that was used to travel to and from the murder scene, details from the ongoing drug investigation, and witness statements to identity the rest of the offenders.
Arrests of the remaining offenders are pending.
