TALLAHASSEE, FL -- Attorney General Bill McCollum today issued the following statement on the shooting death of Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Deputy Anthony Forgione:

“I wish to offer my deepest sympathy to the family, friends and colleagues of Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Deputy Anthony Forgione, who was killed this morning as he protected his community during a standoff with an armed suspect.

"Deputy Forgione’s death follows Friday’s shooting death of Fort Myers Police Officer Andrew Widman. My heart goes out to Florida’s law enforcement community as its members grieve the loss of another one of their own.”