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Key Largo, FL — Agents of the Florida Keys on Wednesday fatally shot a pilot who was deputizing to carry a gun on a plane in what appeared to be a "police suicide," officials said. 37} Lane Morgan Caviness, 48, was killed at his Key Largo home following reports of a drunken and armed suicide, according to a Monroe County Sheriff's Department news release.
The Sheriff's Office initially identified Caviness as an "off-duty federal law enforcement officer."
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the state agency investigating the shooting, later revealed that Cabiness was part of the Transportation Security Administration's Federal Flight Deck Crew program. , enabling armed pilots and crew of airliners and freighters to protect themselves from criminal and piracy activities.
Several lawmakers responded and observed the armed man at his home, officials said. Lawmakers were able to reach Caviness by phone after he disappeared from sight, officials said he was intoxicated and ready to stand up to law enforcement, according to his agent. told to
When Cabiness reappeared and pointed his gun at the deputy, the deputy fired at him, officials said. Lawmakers began administering first aid, but the man was confirmed dead.
In a news release, Sheriff Rick Ramsay said that "although this appears to be a cop-initiated suicide," state law enforcement officials will conduct an independent investigation into the shooting.
Authorities did not immediately disclose who the pilot was working for.
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