SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. — An elderly woman in Sumter County is dead after a deputy-involved shooting, according to the sheriff’s office.
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Deputies said the shooting happened Monday around 11:09 p.m. at the Rails End Mobile Home Park.
Officials said the woman called 911 while having a mental health crisis and said “people were dying over here.”
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When deputies arrived, they found 81-year-old Janet Sours in distress.
Deputies said while they were talking with Sours she pulled a knife from behind her back and “lunged at the deputy to stab him.”
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The deputy stepped back to avoid the attack and also fired their weapon at Sours.
Sours was taken to a hospital where she died, according to a report.
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The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the incident which is standard protocol for law-enforcement-involved shootings.
Channel 9 has a crew working to gather more information and will provide updates on Eyewitness News.
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