Florida Eviction Turns Deadly as a Deputy Is Killed, Shooter and 2 Others Wounded

Florida Eviction Turns Deadly as a Deputy Is Killed, Shooter and 2 Others Wounded
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier speaks during a news conference at Palm Beach State College in Lake Worth, Fla., on Aug. 20, 2025. Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, file
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VERO BEACH, Fla.—A Florida sheriff’s deputy was killed while attempting to serve an eviction notice Friday in a beachside residence on the state’s Atlantic coast, a county sheriff said.

The accused shooter, another deputy and a locksmith working for law enforcement were all wounded, Indian River County Sheriff Eric Flowers said at a news conference. The other deputy was hit in the shoulder and was recovering, the sheriff said.