“AMBUSKHAN,” Turkish Florida Man Posted Siren Sounds on Facebook One Day Before Police Shooting After Threats Toward Politicians and Temple Israel in Tallahassee

A Turkish Florida man who was shot and killed by federal marshals and Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) deputies, Ali Ihsan Bayhan, made a post on his Facebook account showing siren sounds one day before the incident occurred. The video is captioned "AMBUSKHAN, with a duplicate post captioned "AMBUSH."

The Facebook reel, which was posted on November 5 at 1:32 pm, has been viewed over 500 times. According to ACSO’s press release, the incident occurred between the morning and afternoon of November 6. Due to the nature of the incident and the content of the post, the video could be mistaken as being filmed right before the incident if one is not aware of the date it was posted.

ACSO’s Press Release:

According to a press release by ACSO, which states everything is “preliminary” and “may change,” Bayhan was placed under a Baker Act by family members who “expressed significant concerns regarding mental well-being and the possibility that he was in possession of a firearm.”

ACSO decided to have their warrants unit serve the Baker Act on Bayhan. 

Before they had time to act, ACSO received a call from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Supervisory Agency requesting contact from a watch commander in patrol operations. 

According to the press release, the ACSO watch commander was advised by the FDLE that Bayhan made “recent threats” to “harm law enforcement” and “specific threats” to “blow up” a Jewish synagogue and “threats to harm several elected officials.” 

The press release continues, “Throughout the day, investigators conducted continuous surveillance on a residence at 1405 NW 35th Way, where Mr. Bayhan was known to be renting a garage-style apartment. Investigators hoped that Mr. Bayhan would leave the residence so he could be safely taken into custody away from any firearms or dangerous weapons. He did not leave the residence at any point. In the late afternoon, investigators were notified by FDLE that a warrant for terroristic threats, made to a Tallahassee synagogue, had been issued for Mr. Bayhan. They also learned that the U.S. Marshals Service would assist ACSO Warrants investigators in taking him into custody.” 

The press release states that officers planned to “surround the residence and use a loud PA system to provide loud verbal commands instructing Mr. Bayhan to exit and surrender.” 

Officers arrived at 3:03 pm and began making loud verbal commands. Bayhan exited the garage, allegedly in an “erratic manner, holding a black object in his left hand and wearing a hooded sweatshirt with the hood up.” 

Bayhan allegedly yelled "unintelligible statements" before transferring “the black object, later determined to be a cell phone, into his right hand and pointed it towards deputies, appearing to film them. He then lifted the bottom of his sweatshirt, exposing a handgun clearly visible in his waistband.” 

Members of the ACSO K-9 unit reportedly deployed their dogs in an attempt to apprehend Bayhan, but he backed away and allegedly reached for the gun. The K-9 was recalled and deputies tried again. “Mr. Bayhan again reached down, grabbed the handgun, and appeared to be pulling the weapon when six ACSO Deputies and two U.S. Marshals discharged their service weapons,” the press release states. 

Bayhan was hit and fell to the ground. 

According to the press release, deputies “immediately requested emergency medical personnel” and attempted to render medical aid “once the scene was safe.” Bayhan was pronounced dead when paramedics arrived. 

The FDLE is investigating the incident, as is standard procedure when an ACSO deputy injuries or kills someone with gunfire. The six deputies who discharged their weapons have been placed on paid administrative leave.

Bayhan’s Facebook:

Bayhan’s Facebook account remains active today with hundreds of posts. 

GnvInfo completed a search of Bayhan's account.

The search reveals that Bayhan’s oldest post was made on November 1 at approximately 4:20 am. It’s unclear if Bayhan deleted all prior posts or if his account was created in the days leading up to his death.

Many of Bayhan’s posts are directed towards public officials, including but not limited to President Donald Trump, Governor Ron DeSantis, New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd.

Multiple posts are targeted at a synagogue in Tallahassee known as Temple Israel. One post shows Bayhan saying there should be a “mass shooting” at the location because they “put nail polish” on his son. Another post shows Bayhan contacting the synagogue by phone. An additional post states, “Temple Israel School will be destroyed for nail polish disrespect.” 

Another post on Bayhan's account appears to clarify that he envisioned himself shooting up the "teacher's room during rest time" to not "hurt kids."

According to an article by USA Today, law enforcement informed Temple Israel that "the incident was not motivated by antisemitism." Temple Israel Rabbi Paul Sidlofsky said in an email the outlet received that the threat they got from Bayhan "contained neither anti-Semitic nor anti-Zionist content."

"The situation is now dealt with and the person is no longer a threat," Sidlofsky said. “There was never any specific threat found,” he added.

The following are some of the most controversial posts on Bayhan's account, in no particular ranking or chronology. Some of the posts contain verbally graphic content.