Laroy Bryant Tucker, 32, was shot to death on December 26, 2014, during a card game at a residence in the 1200 block of West 27th Street in Jacksonville, Florida. The fatal shooting arose from a dispute at the game; detectives identified 28-year-old David Andre Scott as the primary suspect.

After the homicide, investigators tracked Scott to an apartment at an apartment complex on University Club Boulevard. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and a SWAT team attempted to negotiate; Scott refused to surrender and, when he exited the apartment, pointed an object officers perceived as a handgun. Detectives fired 21 shots, killing Scott. The object Scott held was later found to be a box wrapped in a sock, not a real firearm.

The investigation into Tucker’s murder effectively ended with the death of the suspect in the police confrontation.