VERO BEACH, Fla. — Police in Vero Beach said Friday they continue to search for a man accused of killing two Indian River County employees.
Investigators revealed new details, saying they believe the suspect, Jesse Scott Ellis, 64, got out of the ocean near South Beach Park and was assisted ashore by people.
WATCH BELOW: Police continue searching for double homicide suspect
"(Ellis told people at the beach that) he had a cramp, and that he was OK," Vero Beach Police Chief David Currey said Friday.
Detectives previously said Ellis drove to South Beach Park after the shooting and jumped into the water and swam about 900 yards offshore.
During a Friday news conference, Vero Beach Police Chief David Currey showed a surveillance picture of Ellis at the beach, walking south, at 11:10 a.m. Tuesday.
"He certainly could have made it back to his truck right before we located the truck at 12:45 p.m. (Tuesday)," Currey said.
Investigators on Thursday issued two first-degree murder warrants for his arrest.
The victims, Danny Ooley and Stacie Ellis Mason, both worked for Indian River County Public Works. Police said Ooley and Mason were shot inside a truck in the parking lot of the library on Tuesday.
Investigators called the shooting a "crime of passion." Ellis and Mason were married for 13 years but were planning to separate or divorce. Police said Ooley and Mason were seeing each other for a short period of time.
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