1 deputy killed and 2 injured in ‘ambush’ shooting in Florida, sheriff says
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A central Florida deputy was killed and two others injured when they were “ambushed” after responding to a disturbance Friday night, Lake County Sheriff Peyton Grinnell said.
A central Florida deputy was killed and two others were injured when they were “ambushed” after responding to a disturbance Friday night, Lake County Sheriff’s Peyton Grinnell said. The shooting happened at a home in Eustis about 40 miles north of Orlando around 8 p.m. Grinnell said. “We went to a disturbance at one house - the initial call was for a disturbance - and then, while we were on that scene, somebody at that scene told the deputies they needed to go to the other house, that that’s where there was a problem happening,” Grinnell said at a news conference early Saturday. Lake County deputies arrived at the other house to find the back door kicked in and “some commotion” taking place inside, the sheriff said. “They were just met with a lot of gunfire,” Grinnell said. The first deputy who entered the house was injured and trapped inside while another deputy was able to get out. Other law enforcement responded, and when they went to rescue the trapped deputy, they were again met with gunfire and another deputy was struck, the sheriff said.
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