Florida man killed by off-duty officer in Bahamas was expecting his first child: report

A Florida antheral was changeable and killed successful the Bahamas aft an altercation with an off-duty constabulary officer, arsenic officials accidental a transgression probe is underway.

The Tallahassee Democrat reported that the victim, identified arsenic 31-year-old Cody Castillo, of Crawfordville, Florida, was killed March 21 successful Nassau pursuing a quality extracurricular Da Plantation Bar & Grill successful Nassau. The outlet said the shooting progressive an off-duty elder serviceman of the Royal Bahamas Police Force.

National Security Minister Wayne Munroe said a transgression probe has been opened.

"My knowing is that the constabulary responded to the scene, acquired CCTV footage, arsenic they ever do, and commenced an investigation," Munroe said. "If there's grounds that transgression charges should beryllium levied, they volition bash it. If, astatine the conclusion, they find that they are uncomfortable successful levying transgression charges, it goes to a coroner's inquest."

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Cody Castillo, a lineman from Crawfordville, Florida, was killed successful Nassau; his woman was large with their archetypal child, owed successful August. (Facebook/Mikayla Harvey)

A U.S. State Department spokesperson confirmed the decease of an American, saying that they are "closely tracing section authorities' probe into the origin of death."

"The Trump Administration has nary higher precedence than the information and information of American citizens," the spokesperson told Fox News Digital. "Out of respect for the privateness of the household and loved ones during this hard time, we person nary further comment." 

Authorities person not released further authoritative details astir the identities of those progressive oregon the circumstances of the shooting. Fox News Digital has reached retired to the Royal Bahamas Police Force and the U.S. Embassy successful Nassau for further information.

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A transgression probe is underway aft Florida nonmigratory Cody Castillo was allegedly changeable and killed by an off-duty Bahamas constabulary serviceman successful Nassau. (Facebook/Mikayla Harvey)

A GoFundMe identified Castillo arsenic a lineman for PIKE Electric who had been successful the Bahamas for work.

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Crawfordville, Florida antheral Cody Castillo was reportedly killed March 21 successful Nassau. (Facebook/Mikayla Harvey)

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The fundraiser states that Castillo and his wife, Mikayla, were joined astir a twelvemonth agone and were expecting their archetypal child, a lad owed successful August.

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"Cody was moving to enactment his household with PIKE Electric successful the Bahamas. Then, successful a infinitesimal that changed everything, Cody's beingness was taken by senseless unit portion helium was moving abroad," they said.

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