Florida sheriff ambushed
It added a police helicopter had been present at the time of the shooting. We're hoping to provide details at 9am (ET) with a news conference that we plan to air via Facebook Live."įootage taken by WFLA showed numerous police cars, officers and ambulances positioned close to the school in the early hours of this morning. Jefferson County sheriff's deputy Brandon.
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In a comment sent to Newsweek spokesman Bruchey said: "No update available yet. A search is on for the unknown gunman or gunmen who ambushed and fatally shot a 26-year-old sheriff's deputy near Louisville, Kentucky, authorities said. The recording was reportedly of the event at the same Lakeland neighborhood. Newsweek has listened to a reported recording of a police scanner where a woman says "a baby was shot" before a man claims there was an "ambush." Sheriff spokesman Brian Bruchey told residents to stay in their homes until they had received an "all-clear," according to 10 Tampa Bay. It added one person was in custody and that no officers had been injured despite having been shot at.
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"This case is a perfect example of what is wrong with our criminal justice system," Ivey said, Space Coast Daily reported. Sheriff Wayne Ivey briefed the public days after the Aug.
The incident turned into a deadly shootout with a man described as a "violent career criminal," ABC7 reported. A routine traffic stop that turned violent after two Florida deputies were ambushed and left one person dead was a perfect example of "what is wrong with our criminal justice system," the Brevard County sheriff said.ĭashcam video showed what appeared to be a routine traffic stop of a car that had three adults and a 2-month-old infant inside.