Man Accused of Fatally Shooting Florida Deputy Captured After 4-Day Manhunt

Patrick McDowell, who was wanted in the fatal shooting of Florida sheriff's deputy, was captured on Tuesday following a four-day manhunt, officers said, according to the Associated Press.

Authorities have been looking for McDowell, 35, since the Friday morning shooting at a traffic stop that resulted in the death of Deputy Joshua Moyers, 29. Moyers, who was shot in the face and back, died on Sunday at a Jacksonville hospital.

At a news conference Tuesday afternoon, Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper said that they followed up on tips that led them to McDowell in the town of Callahan.

"He called out that he wanted to give himself up and he came out," Leeper said. "We gave him that opportunity. He came out of the bathroom. He crawled like a baby.''

Leeper said authorities used Moyer's handcuffs when they took McDowell into custody.

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On Sunday, the sheriff's department issued a Blue Alert to seek leads about McDowell's movements.

Leeper said many tips came in and other law enforcement agencies offered to set up a perimeter. Leeper said they tracked down McDowell at a baseball park. Officials surrounded him by the bathroom and concession stand area.

McDowell did not obey all of the SWAT team's commands, however, and they unleashed a K-9 on him, the sheriff said.

Leeper said McDowell had been shot by officers as they chased him several nights ago, and he had reached out to people to help him because of injuries to his leg.

The sheriff said McDowell had wrapped his injured leg in a Callahan soccer shirt he'd gotten from the concession stand.

Leeper said one other person who had been helping McDowell had been taken into custody. He said the investigation is continuing.

McDowell is expected to face multiple charges, including killing a law enforcement officer, the sheriff said.

It was not immediately known whether McDowell has a lawyer who could speak on his behalf.