`` I ask myself why they shot me first , '' Middleton tells CNN in an exclusive interview . Middleton , July 27 , is still angry about being shot by Middleton sheriff 's officers . Sheriff Roy Middleton maintains that Middleton did not respond to the deputies ' commands . The deputies are on leave ; Middleton is preparing a civil lawsuit , his lawyer says .
`` I ask myself why they shot me first , '' Roy Middleton tells CNN in an exclusive interview . Middleton , 60 , is still angry about being shot by Escambia County sheriff 's officers . Sheriff David Morgan maintains that Middleton did not respond to the deputies ' commands . The deputies are on leave ; Middleton is preparing a civil lawsuit , his lawyer says .