Overview
- Deputies responded around 8:30 a.m. to a Timberwood Park home after a woman fled with two young children and called 911, reporting a forced entry.
- Inside a makeshift bedroom at the residence, the man opened fire at close range, striking one deputy in the hip and another in the hand.
- Both deputies returned fire, hitting the 38-year-old suspect in the upper body; he was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Investigators estimate fewer than 10 rounds were exchanged, the injured deputies were taken to University Hospital in stable condition, and both are expected to recover.
- Officials have not released the suspect’s name and say he is believed to have a criminal history with possible outstanding warrants as the investigation continues.