Suspect killed during CCSO officer involved shooting is identified

The suspect killed during a deputy-involved shooting in Port Charlotte has been identified as Sean Patrick Constance, 37.

DEPUTIES HAVE NOT RELEASED THEIDENTITY OF THE VICTIM.WHAT STARTED AS A BASIC TRAFFICSTOP -- TOOK A DEADLY TURNTHURSDAY.WE FIRST BROUGHT YOU THISBREAKING STORY ON FOX FOURMORNING NEWS.THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF’SOFFICE HAS NOW IDENTIFIED SEANCONSTANCE... AS THE SUSPECTKILLED DURING A DEPUTY-INVOLVEDSHOOTING IN PORT CHARLOTTE.WE ALSO NOW KNOW THE DEPUTY WHOSHOT CONSTANCE WAS IN TRAINING.FOX 4’S SANDRA RODRIGUEZ JOINSUS FROM THE CHARLOTTE COUNTYSHERIFF’S OFFICE WHERE A PRESSCONFERENCE WAS HELD TODAY.SANDRA DO OFFICIALS KNOW WHATTHE MOTIVE WAS BEHIND THESHOOTING?WELL OFFICIALS DIDN’T GIVE ASPECIFIC MOTIVE BUT DID SAYCONSTANCE HAD A LENGTHY CRIMINALRECORD━ INCLUDING 22 PRIORARRESTS, SOME THAT INCLUDE PRIORVIOLENCE TOWARDS LAWENFORCEMENTA TYPICAL TRAFFIC STOPPED TURNEDDEADLY THURSDAY MORNING WHENCHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES PULLEDA CAR OVER FOR A DEFECTIVE TAGLIGHT...ONCE THE CAR HAD PULLED INTO THEHOOTERS’ PARKING LOT ON TAMIAMITRAIL━ DEPUTIES NOTICED SOMEUNUSUAL BEHAVIOR COMING FROM THEPASSENGERSOT(SHERIFF BILL PRUMMELL,CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF’SOFFICE):"As they approached the side tosee what he was doing they sawthat he had racked a firearm, atwhich time he raised it up, andfired a shot."DURING A PRESS CONFERENCE FRIDAY━ DEPUTIES IDENTIFIED THEPASSENGER AS 37-YEAR-OLD SEANPATRICK CONSTANCEAND SAID DEPUTIES WERE JUST FEETAWAY AS CONSTANCE OPENED FIRESOT:"They retreated and returnedfire.

The trainee fired 6-roundsand struck the suspect at least3-times that we know of."CONSTANCE WAS AIRLIFTED TO LEEMEMORIAL WHERE HE DIED FROM HISINJURIESONE OF THE DEPUTIES INVOLVED INTHE SHOOTING IS A TRAININGDEPUTY, WHILE THE OTHER IS ATRAINEE WITH SPECIALIZEDMILITARY TRAININGSOT:"He was in his last two weeks oftraining before being releasedout on his own."CCSO NOT CONFIRMING WHAT MOTIVECONSTANCE HAD TO SHOOT ATOFFICERS BUT SAID CONSTANCE HADA LENGTHY CRIMINAL RECORDIN 2011, CONSTANCE WAS ARRESTEDAFTER USING A WEAPON TO FLAGDOWN A MOTORIST IN MICHIGANDURING THE ARREST DEPUTIES SAY ALOADED HANDGUN FELL OUT OFCONSTANCE’S POCKETSOT:"He has a very violent criminalhistory, that includes resistingarrest with violence, he’s gotprior firearms. He is aconvicted felon and he was inpossession of a firearm thatnight."THERE WERE TWO OTHER PEOPLE INTHE CAR THE MORNING OF THESHOOTING DEPUTIES NOTCONFIRMING IF THEY ARE FACINGCHARGES BUT DID CONFIRM NONE OFTHEM ARE FROM CHARLOTTE COUNTY,AND THE CAR COULD HAVE BEENPOSSIBLY STOLENSOT:"They are serving a searchwarrant on the because thevehicle is not owned by any ofthe occupants."LL TAG:SHERIFF PRUMMELL SAYS BOTH OFTHE DEPUTIES INVOLVED IN THESHOOTING ARE ON ADMINISTRATIVELEAVE AND ARE GETTING COUNSELINGBEFORE RETURNING BACK TO WORKTHIS IS STILL AN O