Another homicide

Press Release: A man was shot and killed around 11:30 pm Thursday, December 8, near the intersection of Tower Terrace and Tower Road.

Deputies responded to the Kangaroo Convenience Store, located at 7950 Pensacola Blvd. for a reported shooting victim. They identified the victim as Martel Caron Miley, 28, of Pensacola.

According to a witness, Miley was shot while in the area of Tower Terrace and Tower Road. After being shot he was driven to the convenience store by the witness.

Escambia County EMS responded to the scene and transported Miley to Sacred Heart Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Sheriff’s investigators have developed several leads and are looking for a person of interest in this case, identified as Jerome Devin Ruffins, 22, of Pensacola.

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Author: Rick Outzen

Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”