LAKE COUNTY, Fla. — The Lake County Sheriff’s Office released body camera video that shows what happened before deputies shot and killed a man.
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The video shows deputies approach a screen porch where John Vought was sitting with a rifle.
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Investigators said Vought was suicidal on Sept. 11 when deputies were called to a house in Clermont.
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The sheriff’s department said deputies told him to drop the gun and when he didn’t he was shot during a confrontation.
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The deputies are on administrative leave during the investigation.
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