shooting happened on 1700 block of Dixon Blvd.
ABOVE VIDEO: Cocoa Police Chief Evander Collier held a press conference about the incident.
BREVARD COUNTY • COCOA, FLORIDA – The suspect in a police shooting is identified as 51-year-old Dexter Bray. He is currently in stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries.
Bray has an active felony warrant
Cocoa Police officers were involved in a shooting after responding to a call to standby while a vehicle was towed from a property. The incident ended up in an exchange of gunfire with an armed suspect.
Just after 3 p.m. on Thursday, officers responded to the 1700 block of Dixon Blvd.
The apartment complex security officer called requesting officers stand by while a tow company removed a vehicle. While officers were on scene, a male, armed with a firearm, exited one of the apartments.
According to witnesses, Bray pointed the firearm at the officers and an exchange of gunfire took place, which resulted in the suspect being wounded.
Bray was later airlifted to the hospital in critical condition, but has since been downgraded to stable condition with non-life threatening injuries.
No other injuries were reported
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is taking the investigation per protocol during a police involved shooting.
The Officer is on paid administrative leave, also protocol, while the investigation remains active.
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