FRUIT COVE, Fla. — A man is dead after a deputy-involved shooting Tuesday afternoon in Fruit Cove, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office.
At about 4:23 p.m., a St. Johns County deputy stopped a vehicle in the Julington Creek area, the sheriff's office said during a press briefing Tuesday evening.
During that traffic stop, both the deputy and the man who was stopped each fired one shot, the sheriff's office said. The man, who authorities have no identified at this time, was killed. The deputy was not injured in the incident.
Authorities did find a firearm on the man killed by the deputy, the sheriff's office said. There was no one else involved in the incident, the sheriff's office said.
The reason for the traffic stop is under investigation.
A woman who owns the home the shooting happened at told First Coast News the man is someone who has done yard work for her in the past, though she did not know why he was in the neighborhood Tuesday.
"I was scared," she said. "I have no clue why my driveway was picked. I don't know at all."
The homeowner, who asked to not be identified, said she called the man's wife to tell her that her husband was dead. The homeowner said his wife had just finished treatment for cancer.
"I just found out tonight she was just cleared of it. It was gone," the homeowner said. "And we told her her husband was gone.
The sheriff's office said there is no threat to the public. However, people are urged to avoid the area if possible.
