11 a.m. Update:
TITUSVILLE, Fla. — Titusville police and the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday that their investigation remains active into an officer-involved shooting on Cheney Highway involving 42-year-old Timmy Eady.
During a joint news conference at the Titusville Police Department, officials confirmed the briefing was held to provide community updates on the case. The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office is independently investigating the shooting.
Bodycam footage
Police and sheriff’s officials acknowledged numerous requests from the public and media for body-camera video. They said the footage is a key part of the ongoing investigation and cannot yet be released.
Eady’s court appearance
Eady was released from the hospital and booked into the Brevard County Jail on no-bond status, according to officials. He is scheduled to make his initial court appearance on Thursday at 1:15 p.m.
Interim Titusville Police Chief Tyler Wright said the department is quickly compiling forensic evidence and interview information for the State Attorney’s Office. Officials said the update aims to inform the public while protecting the independent investigation’s integrity.
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Original Story
Titusville police, Brevard sheriff to hold news conference Thursday
The Titusville Police Department and Brevard County Sheriff’s Office will hold a joint news conference on Thursday at 10 a.m. at the Titusville Police Department.
What we know
- The news conference is scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, at the Titusville Police Department.
- The Titusville Police Department and Brevard County Sheriff’s Office are hosting the briefing.
- Officials have not yet released the topic of the briefing.
- The briefing follows an officer-involved shooting Tuesday night in which police said a man answered the door with a long gun and an officer fired once, striking him in the shoulder. The man was hospitalized and later arrested; no officers were injured.
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