LAKE COUNTY, Fla. — A deputy was killed and two other deputies were injured Friday in a shooting at a Lake County home. Watch Channel 9 Eyewitness News and scroll below for updates:
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2:40 a.m. update
Lake County Sheriff Peyton Grinnell said early Saturday that one deputy was killed and two other deputies were injured Friday evening in a shooting at a home near Eustis.
Peyton said that at about 8 p.m. Friday, deputies were called to a “disturbance in progress” at a home on Brookside Drive near Eustis.
He said that while deputies were investigating the situation, they were alerted to an incident unfolding “a couple houses down.”
Deputies noticed a back door had been kicked in, and they heard a “commotion” in the home, Peyton said.
He said deputies entered the home and were met with a “barrage of gunfire.”
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“They were ambushed,” Peyton said.
One deputy was shot and the other deputies retreated, the sheriff said.
Peyton said that many more deputies responded, forming a “rescue team” to retrieve the injured deputy, who was trapped inside the home.
He said the deputies were met with a “hail of gunfire,” and a second deputy was shot.
Peyton said that the deputies retreated and the SWAT team was mobilized because they knew that they were “dealing with a scene with a lot of firepower.”
He said that the first deputy who was struck was shot in the shoulder and is now stable.
The second deputy was shot in the abdomen, groin and arm and is in serious/critical condition after having undergone surgery.
Peyton said that a third deputy died from his injuries.
He said that two suspects in the home were all killed in the shooting and a third suspect was taken to a hospital in an unknown condition.
“It was a very violent scene,” Peyton said. “It’s just horrific when you have one of your own inside the home that you can’t get to ... It was a chaotic scene from the start to the end.”
He said that the disturbance was domestic in nature and that multiple guns were discovered inside the home --”everything from long guns to hand guns.”
Peyton said that deputies have been to the home in the past for animal enforcement complaints but never for any violence.
None of the people involved have been publicly identified, but the deputies’ families have been notified of what happened.
Peyton said that the deputy who was killed began his career as a police explorer and was a military veteran.
Friday night’s shooting was the Lake County Sheriff’s Office’s first line-of-duty death since February 2005.
“Keep the men and women of this agency in your prayers,” Peyton said.
1:45 a.m. update
Lake County Sheriff Peyton Grinnell said early Saturday that one deputy was killed and two other deputies were injured Friday evening in a shooting at a home near Eustis.
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1:30 a.m. update
Lake County Sheriff Peyton Grinnell is giving a live update on the shooting.
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1 a.m. update
Channel 9 has crews at both the shooting scene at a Lake County home and at Lake Monroe Hospital in Sanford.
We’ve seen numerous law enforcement officers show up at the hospital, where the deputies who were shot are being treated.
We’re awaiting an update from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
So far we know that three deputies have been shot. One is in critical condition, one is stable and a third deputy is in an unknown condition.
12 a.m. update
A Lake County Sheriff’s Office deputy is currently being flown to Lake Monroe Hospital in Sanford early Saturday.
The condition of that deputy is unknown.
Two other deputies were taken to that same hospital late Friday.
One of those deputies was shot in the arm and is stable.
Another deputy was shot in the arm and the abdomen and is in critical condition.
The deputies were injured in a shooting at a home on Brookside Drive near Eustis.
11:40 p.m. update
A Lake County Sheriff’s Office spokesman said that two deputies sustained traumatic injuries.
A Channel 9 crew could hear active gunfire at the scene.
11:15 p.m. update
Lake County Sheriff Peyton Grinnell has arrived at the shooting scene.
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10:25 p.m. update
Lake County Fire Rescue tells Channel 9 that two Lake County deputies were taken to Lake Monroe Hospital in Sanford.
The condition of the third deputy is unknown at this time.
Lake County Sheriff Peyton Grinnell is headed to the shooting scene.
Channel 9 has multiple crews at that scene, gathering more information.
County Road 439 is blocked off by crime scene tape in the area.
Multiple nearby law enforcement agencies are assisting in the response, including the Eustis, Groveland and Mount Dora police departments.
A SWAT team is responding to the scene.
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Original story
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Unincorporated Eustis, where multiple deputies have been shot.
The shooting happened Friday evening on Brookside Drive near Eustis.
There were reports of multiple shots fired at the scene.
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The conditions of the deputies are unknown currently.
It is not known what the deputies were doing at when the shooting occurred.
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WFTV has a crew heading to the scene and will bring you the latest information as we receive it.
The scene is unsecured are per Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
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