MOUNT DORA, Fla. — A pursuit that spanned three Central Florida counties ended with an 18-year-old being arrested.
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It all started in Seminole and Volusia counties after an 18-year-old suspect was involved in a domestic shooting at a home in Volusia County.
After the shooting, he was spotted in the Tavares area. The suspect had been driving a white Ford F-150 pickup truck.
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A three county car chase ended in Mount Dora today. LCSO said a homicide suspect from Volusia County shot at deputies before and after crashing into a synagogue. Suspect in the hospital, deputies unhurt. @WFTV pic.twitter.com/b97rPGNMkI
— Nick Papantonis WFTV (@NPapantonisWFTV) July 11, 2022
The sheriff’s office’s helicopter then chased him to Mount Dora, where he is accused of firing shots at deputies then crashing his truck into a synagogue at Ninth Avenue and Donnelly Street.
A deputy shot the suspect, and he was taken to the hospital, where he remains tonight. No officers were hurt in the gunfire exchange.
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The suspect faces three attempted murder charges in addition to the homicide charges Volusia County deputies wanted him for.
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