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Watch: Fort Walton Beach Detective Talks Down an Armed Veteran From Feet Away
Fort Walton Beach police released redacted video of the October 14 call on Miracle Strip Parkway SW, where Detective Collin Savoie, himself an Army veteran, stood feet from a man holding a rifle and talked him into a peaceful surrender. Savoie will receive the Medal of Valor and the Life Saving Award on November 17.
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Fort Walton Beach Police Talk Armed Veteran in Crisis Into Peaceful Surrender
Officers responding to a report of a man in a vehicle with a rifle and body armor on Miracle Strip Parkway SW negotiated with the veteran, who was experiencing a mental health crisis, until he surrendered without injury. Police said an officer who is also a veteran built rapport through their shared military service, and the man was then helped into a mental health evaluation.
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