Police shoot man to to death after he killed someone, shot 2 Palm Bay police officers

PALM BAY, Fla. — Police shot an armed 24-year-old man to death Sunday afternoon after he killed someone and then shot two Palm Bay police officers, the Palm Bay Police Department said.

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The events unfolded at about 2 p.m. Sunday, when police were called to a domestic disturbance call at a Forgal Avenue Northeast home.

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Police said Brandon Kapas was leaving the home and refused to comply with what the officers were telling to him do.

Officials said Kapas then pulled out a gun and started shooting at officers, so they shot back.

That’s when two of those officers were shot, according to the agency.

As more police officers responded to the scene to try to capture Kapas, they said he killed another person before police shot and killed him.

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Investigators have not released the names of the injured officers or the person they said Kapas killed.

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