Palm Beach County deputies answered a 911 call about a disturbance in unincorporated Boynton Beach on the evening of December 6, 2025. At about 5:21 p.m. first responders found an unresponsive man in the 9000 block of Water Course Way. The victim was identified as 61-year-old Jean Joseph of Greenacres and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Preliminary accounts say the fatal encounter followed a confrontation between Joseph and an off-duty Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office deputy, and the interaction escalated to lethal force. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has taken over the inquiry to provide an independent investigation. The deputy involved has been placed on paid administrative leave. No arrests or charges had been announced as of late December 2025 while detectives continued collecting evidence and interviewing witnesses.

Did anyone in the area witness the disturbance on Water Course Way or have information about Joseph’s movements that evening?