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Deputy Sheriff

Warren Keith "Skip" York

Okaloosa County Sheriff's Department — Shalimar, FL

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End of Watch April 25, 2009

Age 44

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

The Vigil Panel 158 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 7

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Skip York and Deputy Sheriff Burt Lopez were shot and killed while attempting to arrest a domestic violence suspect at a shooting range at 3985 US-90 in Crestview.

The deputies were following up on a domestic assault report they had taken hours earlier and located the suspect at a gun club in Crestview. The suspect was in the parking lot standing next to his truck. Deputy Lopez and Deputy York approached the man, had a brief conversation with him, and then informed him he was going to be arrested. As the deputies moved to handcuff him, he became uncooperative and began to resist arrest. Deputy York deployed his Taser and hit the suspect. The suspect dropped to the ground during the five-second jolt of electricity. When the Taser cycle ended, the man immediately drew a concealed handgun and opened fire. Deputy Lopez was able to radio for assistance while he and Deputy York engaged the man in a gun battle.

During the exchange of gunfire, Deputy Lopez was mortally wounded. The suspect then climbed into his truck to escape. Deputy York pulled the passenger-side door open and jumped inside in an effort to pull the man from the vehicle, but was shot and mortally wounded.

The man fled the scene and opened fire at deputies from the Walton County Sheriff's Office during a vehicle pursuit. The man's vehicle was rammed by deputies, causing it to flip over near the intersection of U.S. Highway 331 and U.S. 90 in DeFuniak Springs. The man exited the truck and opened fire at the deputies, who returned fire, killing him.

Deputy York and Deputy Lopez were airlifted to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola. They succumbed to their injuries later in the day.

Deputy York was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Persian Gulf War and had served with the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office for two years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and son.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy Sheriff York gave the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Shalimar community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Okaloosa County Sheriff's Department

Type Other

Location Shalimar, Okaloosa County, FL

Platform Identity okalso.okaloosa.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 25, 2009

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Age 44

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Military Service

Warren Keith "Skip" York served in the U.S. Air Force before joining law enforcement.

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Deputy Sheriff Warren Keith "Skip" York is one of 17,559 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 53.9% of all 32,587 officers honored here.

In FL, 539 of 1,008 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.5% of this state's fallen.

At Okaloosa County Sheriff's Department, 5 of 8 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 62.5% of this agency's fallen.

Okaloosa County Sheriff's Department

of 8 officers

62.5% Felonious

FL — Statewide

539

of 1,008 officers

53.5% Felonious

Nationwide

17,559

of 32,587 officers

53.9% Felonious