PORT ST. JOE — Four months after a shooting inside the Port St. Joe Police Department left one man dead, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement continues to investigate the “officer-involved” shooting.
Even the name of the victim, though widely known in the community, has yet to be officially released. The News Herald reported the name of the victim Feb. 17 as Jonathan Pierce of Port St. Joe, according to reports from the PSJPD.
A spokesman for the FDLE said last week the investigation of the shooting, which occurred Feb. 11, remains open. Additionally, questions about the length of the investigation, originally estimated by Port St. Joe Police Chief Matt Herring at six to nine weeks, were left unanswered.
The FDLE spokesman wrote via email that no questions on specifics could be answered while the investigation is open.
Herring, a former FDLE investigator, immediately turned the shooting investigation over to his former agency.
According to the scant information released to date, the victim had been brought to the Port St. Joe Police Station the evening of Feb. 11. The only other person believed to be in the building at the time of the shooting was the unnamed officer who brought the victim in. The officer has been placed on administrative leave.