ROYAL PALM BEACH, Fla. — The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office has identified the two men who are dead following a shooting Tuesday evening in Royal Palm Beach.
Deputies responded to the shooting at the 100 block of Starling Avenue at around 5 p.m. and found two vehicles facing the same direction, one in the roadway and one along the swale.
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Randy Parnell, 65, of West Palm Beach, was pronounced dead at the scene. John Myers, 63, of Royal Palm Beach, was taken to the hospital but died from his injuries Thursday evening.
Further investigation determined that Parnell was the aggressor in the incident, according to investigators.
A Palm Beach County government spokeswoman confirmed Friday that both Parnell and Myers worked in the county's Engineering and Public Works department. Myers was an assistant public works superintendent in the road and bridge division, while Parnell was a current employee as a bridgetender.
Myers had worked for the county for 41 years, while Parnell had worked for the county for 10 years.
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Neighbors say they saw Parnell waiting in an empty lot on Starling Avenue for possibly an hour before Myers returned home from work Tuesday. When Myers arrived at his driveway, Parnell pulled up alongside Myers' car and opened fire.
"It was like, pow, pow, pow, pow," said Bassle Farha, who lives nearby.
Neighbors say Myers shot back, hitting Parnell. The shooting shocked residents in the quiet neighborhood.
"These things never happen in this neighborhood," Mariam Farha said.
Neighbors described Myers as a great man and said they cannot believe he is gone.
"Such a nice guy," Mariam Farha said. "Knowing that I'm not going to see him anymore. It's just a sad time."
The sheriff's office said the investigation is still ongoing.
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