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Contractor at Home Depot fatally shot in Florida store, suspect in custody

Suspect taken into custody
A contractor at a Home Depot in Pensacola was shot and killed on Aug. 11, 2023.
Posted at 4:00 PM, Aug 11, 2023
and last updated 2023-08-11 16:39:42-04

PENSACOLA, Fla. — A man opened fire inside a Home Depot store in the Florida Panhandle on Friday, killing a woman, authorities said.

Deputies and police officers responded to the store in Pensacola and found a female contractor for the store fatally shot, the Escambia County Sheriff's Office said in a social media post.

The suspect was taken into custody a short time later, according to the sheriff's office.

No further details were immediately provided.