A gas station clerk accused of fatally shooting an off-duty Edgewater police officer told deputies he was having a bad day, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.

The defendant said he was having a bad day on his drive to work, and thought about shooting Jewell earlier,” the sheriff’s office said.

The Volusia Sheriff's Office (VSO) says an off-duty Edgewater police officer was ambushed, shot and killed by the clerk inside a Circle K gas station Monday afternoon in Ormond-by-the-Sea. The suspect,

THE COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO EXPRESS THE PAIN THEY’RE FEELING ON THE SIDE OF OFFICER JULES PATROL CAR, AS OPPOSED TO BOARD. OR PEOPLE CAN LEAVE MESSAGES. THERE’S BARELY ANY SPACE LEFT. WHAT DID YOU WRITE AGAIN?

Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Christopher Paris confirmed Wednesday that the suspect died after being shot by authorities.