Nearly fifteen years after being shot in the line of duty, Escambia County Deputy Jeremy Cassady has died from cancer that his family says was linked to complications from the 2010 shooting.
Cassady, 50, passed away peacefully at his home in Milton, Florida, on July 15, 2025, surrounded by his family. His sister, Dana Cassady, said her brother’s death was caused by oral and throat cancer. According to her, it was related to anti-rejection drugs he took after receiving a kidney and pancreas transplant a year after the shooting.
“He’s been through a lot these last 15 years,” Dana said. “He and his wife did dialysis every morning and he went on with his day as normal people would, but he was tired of fighting on this one. There was no winning it.”
Cassady’s death marks the closing chapter of a tragedy that began in October 2010, when deputies responded to a domestic violence call involving a hostage situation in Pensacola.