EUSTIS, Florida. – A Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy Died after he was shot and trapped inside a home while responding to a disturbing call Friday night in Eustis, Florida. Two other deputies were also shot while trying to rescue the deputy, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
“They were ambushed,” said Sheriff Peyton C. Grinnell. “We lost one tonight.”
Two people inside the home were found dead, he said, although it was not immediately clear whether they were killed in a murder-suicide or whether they were killed by responding deputies. A third person who was inside the home was transported to the hospital. That person’s condition was not immediately known.
According to Sheriff Grinnell, deputies responded to a nearby disturbance call around 8 p.m. and were alerted to a nearby home, where they found the back door kicked in and heard a disturbance inside the residence on Brookside Drive. Upon entering the home, officers were met with heavy gunfire, the sheriff said. A deputy was struck and arrested inside the home.
