{"id":2318840,"date":"2024-08-03T21:55:54","date_gmt":"2024-08-04T01:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-deputy-killed-and-2-officers-wounded-in-ambush-shooting-police-say\/"},"modified":"2024-08-03T21:59:50","modified_gmt":"2024-08-04T01:59:50","slug":"florida-deputy-killed-and-2-officers-wounded-in-ambush-shooting-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-deputy-killed-and-2-officers-wounded-in-ambush-shooting-police-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Deputy Killed and 2 Officers Wounded in Ambush Shooting, Police Say"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fflorida-deputy-killed-and-2-officers-wounded-in-ambush-shooting-police-say%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2318840&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-teenage-boy-allegedly-kills-9-in-school-shooting-in-serbia\/\" title=\"Teen boy reportedly kills 9 in Serbia school shooting.\">tragic incident occurred<\/a> in Eustis, Florida, where a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/3-dead-2-injured-after-shooting-in-la-gun-shop\/\" title=\"3 dead, 2 injured after shooting in La. gun shop\">sheriff&#8217;<\/a>s deputy was killed\u2063 and two\u200d others\u200c were injured in an \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trial-of-texas-man-accused-of-killing-daughters-in-2008-honor-killings-begins\/\" title=\"Trial of Texas Man Accused of Killing Daughters in 2008 &quot;Honor Killings&quot; Begins\">ambush shooting<\/a> while responding to a \u200bdisturbance report.\u2064 Lake\u2062 County Sheriff Peyton Grinnell stated during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-trump-campaign-holds-press-conference-to-outline-viable-path-to-victory\/\" title=\"Watch Live: Trump Campaign Holds Press Conference to Outline &#039;Viable Path to Victory&#039;\">news conference<\/a> that \u200cthe\u200c three deputies were shot upon entering a home with\u200c a kicked-in door. One \u200bdeputy became trapped inside and did \u2062not survive, \u2064while another suffered stable\u2063 injuries to the shoulder, \u2063and\u2062 a third sustained multiple gunshot\u200c wounds and was undergoing\u2063 surgery. The situation escalated as\u200b SWAT teams intervened, resulting in the deaths of two\u2064 suspects and \u2063the \u2062hospitalization of a third. \u2064Sheriff Grinnell\u2064 expressed the chaos \u2062of the scene, \u2064emphasizing the unexpected nature\u200d of the ambush, as there was no\u200d prior history of\u2063 violent\u2064 crime at\u2063 the location. The community is mourning the \u2062loss of the fallen officer.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>A Florida sheriff&rsquo;s deputy was killed and two other deputies were wounded while attempting to reach the first officer in what police called an ambush shooting inside a home.<\/p>\n<p>The three deputies were shot at a house in Eustis, Florida, on Friday night, Lake County Sheriff Peyton Grinnell said during a news conference at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Two suspects were killed and a third was wounded when police stormed the home in an attempt to retrieve a deputy who had been shot and was trapped inside, Grinnell said.<\/p>\n<p>Police received a report of a disturbance around 8 p.m. Two deputies went a few houses down the street from the caller and found a door that appeared to have been kicked in.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When the deputies entered the home, there was a lot of gunfire,&rdquo; Grinnell said.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>One deputy was shot and trapped inside while the other retreated. More officers arrived and formed a team to enter the house and retrieve the deputy, but were met with &ldquo;a hail of gunfire&rdquo; and another deputy was struck, Grinnell said.<\/p>\n<p>The male deputy who was the first shot and trapped inside did not survive, he said.<\/p>\n<p>The second deputy sustained a shoulder wound and was in stable condition. A third deputy was hit in the armpit and the groin and stomach area multiple times and was undergoing surgery, said Grinnell, who did not immediately identify the officers involved.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Just horrific when you have one of your own inside of a home and you can&rsquo;t get to him,&rdquo; Grinnell said, explaining that SWAT team members were involved in reentering the house in Eustis, about 37 miles (59 kilometers) northwest of Orlando.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have equipment for that and that&rsquo;s the reason we have this equipment, and we tore the home apart to get in there so we could get that deputy out of there,&rdquo; Grinnell said. &ldquo;It was a chaotic scene from the start until the end.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Two suspects were found dead when SWAT entered the house and a third was transported to a hospital, Grinnell said.<\/p>\n<p>There was no history of violent crime at the home and nothing to indicate the situation would be dangerous, he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They were ambushed,&rdquo; Grinnell said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Western Journal has not reviewed this Associated Press story prior to publication. 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The incident occurred on Friday night at a home in Eustis, Florida, according to Lake County Sheriff Peyton Grinnell, who spoke at a press conference on-site. When police entered the house to retrieve the wounded deputy who was trapped inside, they encountered gunfire that resulted in the deaths of two suspects and injuries to a third. <\/p>\n<p>The police received reports of a disturbance around 8 p.m., prompting two deputies to investigate nearby where they discovered a door that seemed forced open. Upon entering the home, they were met with heavy gunfire. One deputy was shot and became trapped while another managed to retreat for safety. Additional officers arrived and formed a team to re-enter the house for rescue but faced intense gunfire again, resulting in another deputy being hit.<\/p>\n<p>The first deputy who was shot did not survive his injuries. The second sustained shoulder wounds but is reported to be stable; meanwhile, the third deputy suffered multiple gunshot wounds in critical areas and is undergoing surgery. Sheriff Grinnell expressed how devastating it is when one of their own cannot be reached during such situations.<\/p>\n<p>SWAT team members eventually entered the home using specialized equipment after significant efforts were made to breach it safely amid chaotic conditions throughout the ordeal. Two suspects were found deceased upon entry by SWAT teams while another suspect was taken to a hospital for treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Sheriff Grinnell noted there had been no prior history of violent crime at this location nor any indications that this situation would escalate into danger; he emphasized that officers had been ambushed during their response efforts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2318841,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1af45fcf903f4f9ab775388e655fe824-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4382,4046,5113,3967,4300],"class_list":["post-2318840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ambush","tag-deputy","tag-florida","tag-police","tag-shooting"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1af45fcf903f4f9ab775388e655fe824-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2318840","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2318840"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2318840\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2318841"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2318840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2318840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2318840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}