Event Brief
Former Florida City cop arrested after shooting threats
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 14, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
Summary: Authorities say former Florida City police officer Rocquel McCray, 54, was arrested around 1:58 a.m. Sept. 11, 2026, after allegedly threatening to shoot local officials and the police department headquarters. Police traced online and phone threats, tracked her travel from Jacksonville to Miami, and detained her after she resisted when officers located her near a restaurant.
WHO: Rocquel McCray, 54, former Florida City Police Department officer; Florida City police and investigators
WHAT: Arrest on multiple felony charges after alleged threats to shoot officials and the police department headquarters; McCray resisted detention
WHEN: Sep 11, 2026
WHERE: Florida City, Florida
WHY: The alleged incident began after citizens reported threats McCray posted on social media and she later reiterated them to a dispatcher by phone.
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