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Michael Scott Lee
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Gender
Male
Age
21 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
09/29/2009
Location
5829 Pensacola Blvd Pensacola FL 32505 Escambia
Cause of Death
Deadly force
Deputy Jason Ates was shot in the upper thigh after he and Deputy Jennifer Lovley-Gandy went to the Motel 6 on Pensacola Boulevard to do a welfare check on a missing person. Ates tried to push the door open, and Michael Scott Lee tried to close it. The struggle spilled into the room where Lee shot Ates through the thigh. After Lovley-Gandy struggled with Lee Ates shot Lee because he wouldn't drop his handgun. At that point Deputy Lovley-Gandy and Deputy Ates both fired a number of rounds at Lee, killing him.
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Alleged Responsible Party
Escambia County Sheriff's Office
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National Anthem
United States