“I’m not going to stop until I get justice”; mother say 18-year-old son was killed in deputy-involved shooting in Cocoa

According to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, they are investigating a shooting in Cocoa involving their own deputies. One of the victims was an 18-year-old teen.

The reports say the incident happened on Friday morning on Stetson Drive in the College Manor neighborhood. As per the witnesses, two men were confronted by deputies in a driveway and fatally shot.

“When I saw my baby go down, I knew my baby was dead.”, said a woman. As per the woman, her son and another boy hopped into a car coming down the street and the deputies were already following the car.

“I said ‘no don’t shoot them. Please don’t shoot them. My baby is in that car. He just got in there!'” But deputies shot both the men in the car. “I’m not going to stop until I get justice,” the mother said.

The investigation is ongoing. No more details have been released. Stay Updated!