A Florida man was shot and killed Feb. 26 in Floral Park, Fla. by officers from the Florida Highway Patrol and Citrus County Sheriff’s Office after he was reported to have fired several rounds from a high-powered rifle into the unfinished Sabal Trail natural gas pipeline near Dunnellon, about 25 miles to the north.
The $3.2-billion pipeline, which will deliver natural gas from central Alabama to Orlando when completed in June, has been the site of multiple protests by environmentalists who say it threatens the pristine Florida aquifer.