Brevard County deputies have determined that Matthew Riggins, 22, was killed by an alligator in Barefoot Bay lake on Nov. 23 while possibly hiding to avoid law enforcement.
Investigators
say that Riggins had told his girlfriend he would be in Barefoot Bay to
commit burglaries with another suspect who is now in custody but not
cooperating with officials, according to Maj. Tod Goodyear with BCSO.
Deputies
responded to calls in Barefoot Bay on Nov. 13 that there were two men
dressed in black walking behind area houses, who ran from responding
officers. Later that day, Riggins was reported missing to the Palm Bay
Police Department.
Police searching the area reported hearing "yelling" but could not
determine the source that night, Goodyear said. Ten days later, Riggins'
body was found in the lake.
Sheriff's dive team members encountered an 11-foot alligator behaving aggressively while recovering the body, according to BCSO.
"When
the body was found, it had injuries that were consistent with an
alligator attack," Goodyear said. "We had trappers euthanize the gator
and when we opened it up, there were some remains inside that were
consistent with injuries found on the body."
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