Overview
- Authorities identified the men as John Myers, 63, an assistant superintendent in Palm Beach County Public Works, and Randy Parnell, 65, a county bridge tender.
- Ring camera video shows Myers parking near his home as a white pickup pulled alongside, and investigators say Parnell had been lying in wait.
- Myers returned fire, collapsed, and later died at a hospital; Parnell was found dead from a gunshot wound inside his truck at the scene.
- Investigators have not determined whether Parnell’s fatal wound was self-inflicted or caused by Myers, and the motive remains unknown.
- The shooting happened around 5 p.m. Tuesday on Starling Avenue in Royal Palm Beach, and deputies say all parties are accounted for with no threat to the community.