Corporal Ray Hamilton
Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, Florida
End of Watch Saturday, December 24, 2022
Corporal Ray Hamilton was shot and killed during a barricade at the 710 block of North Park Boulevard in Wright.
Deputies had responded to the apartment at about 9:00 am to investigate a domestic assault that had occurred the previous night. The suspect refused to exit the home and the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, Special Response Team, responded to the scene. The man fired out of a window at about 12:40 pm, striking Corporal Hamilton.
Corporal Hamilton was transported to Fort Walton Beach – Destin Hospital where he succumbed to his wounds several hours later.
Corporal Hamilton had served with the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office for five years.
