Dustin Edward Jones, a 32-year-old man from Valparaiso, Florida, was killed in a shooting on March 23, 2016, in Fort Walton Beach. The confrontation began outside the Red Rose Gentleman’s Club around 5 a.m. and moved into the parking lot of a condominium complex off Santa Rosa Boulevard. Jones was struck once in the chest and later died at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center.

A 27-year-old off-duty Escambia County Sheriff’s deputy, Sardor Pulatov, was involved and suffered a gunshot wound to the arm while firing his weapon. A 21-year-old, Kyle Scott Parker of Fort Walton Beach, was shot in the leg and released from the hospital the same day. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office and the State Attorney’s Office opened a joint investigation to collect evidence, interview witnesses, and establish the sequence of events. No arrests or charges had been reported and the investigation remained active.

If anyone witnessed the early-morning confrontation near Santa Rosa Boulevard or has information about the shooting, please share what is known.