***Update begins on 11/05/2016***

The Parlaman Match has concluded and the results are in:

Overall:
1st Place - Detective Mike Merritt, Tampa Police Department
2nd Place - Special Agent Jake Collins, FBI – Tampa
3rd Place - Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Rushton, U.S. Special Operations Command

Top Handgun Match:
Detective Mike Merritt, Tampa Police Department

Top Rifle Match:
Sgt. 1st Class Robert Pratt, U.S. Special Operations Command

Top Team: FBI – Tampa

Top Retiree:
Pinellas County Sheriff's Office Retired Captain John Bolle

***Update Ends***

Who:
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office
St. Petersburg Police Department
FBI (Tampa Division)
Florida Department of Law Enforcement (Tampa)
Clearwater Police Department
U.S. Coast Guard, Clearwater Sector
U.S. Coast Guard, St. Petersburg Sector
Tampa International Airport Police Department
Largo Police Department
U.S. Special Operations Command
Tampa Police Department
MacDill Air Force Base

What:
Marksmen from agencies around the Tampa Bay area are scheduled to participate in the Corporal Robert P. Parlaman Sr. Memorial Invitational “Two Gun” Match.

When:
The match will be held on Saturday, November 5, 2016. The gates open at 7:30 a.m. and the first relay begins at 9:00 a.m.

Where:
The invitational will be held at the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Firearms Training Facility located at 3410 118^th Avenue North in Clearwater.

How/Why:
Over 76 marksmen are scheduled to compete in the fifth annual Corporal Robert P. Parlaman Sr. Memorial Invitational “Two Gun” Match. The participants include active and retired law enforcement and corrections members from agencies around the Tampa Bay area including the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office.

The Sheriff’s Office hosts the competition to honor the memory of their former member Robert “Bob” Parlaman Sr., who was a firearms instructor, armorer, and avid competition shooter.

Media is invited to cover the event from 9:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m.

For additional details or to confirm coverage, please contact the Sheriff's Public Information Office at (727) 582-6221.