POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A 21-year-old Polk County deputy was shot and killed while serving an arrest warrant early Tuesday morning, Sheriff Grady Judd said.
Judd called the shooting, “exceptionally tragic.”
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Judd said a bullet from one of his deputies killed another deputy while they were serving a warrant overnight. Deputy Blane Lane died in the hospital.
Lane joined the force two years ago.
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Investigators said he and other deputies went to arrest Cheryl Williams, who has a lengthy criminal history, on a felony drug warrant.
Judd said Williams pointed a BB gun at deputies, who then shot her.
The sheriff said one of those bullets hit Lane in the shoulder and his chest, leading to Lane’s death.
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The fallen deputy was honored during a prcessional Tuesday morning.
Williams remained in the hospital as of Tuesday afternoon.
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