Deputy Sheriff Anthony E. Forgione
Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office
Florida
End of Watch: Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Cause: Gunfire

Biographical Info
Age: 33
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: 245

Deputy Anthony Forgione was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a suspect who had escaped from custody while he was under going a mental evaluation at a local hospital.

The suspect had returned to his childhood home and barricaded himself inside. Negotiators attempted to talk him out of the home. The SRT team entered the home after the negotiators failed to receive a response from inside. As the team entered, the suspect opened fire and killed Deputy Forgione. Other deputies returned fire as the suspect committed suicide.

Deputy Forgione had served with the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office for three years and had previously served with the Fort Walton Beach Police Department. He is survived by his wife and two young daughters.