MARION COUNTY, Fla. — Marion County deputies investigating a report of a shooting used lethal force when they were confronted by a man with a shotgun, according to the sheriff’s office.
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Deputies responded to the area of Northeast 140th Avenue and Northeast 245th Street Road just after 7:30 p.m. Monday for reports of a shooting.
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They arrived to find one man dead at a home at the address.
According to the sheriff’s office, as deputies were investigating the shooting, they were confronted by the armed man who refused multiple commands to drop the shotgun.
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The deputies were left with no choice but to defend themselves and opened fire on the man, killing him, according to the sheriff’s office.
None of the deputies were injured.
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The sheriff’s office hasn’t said how many deputies fired their guns.
The use of force will be investigated by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
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