The suspect’s condition wasn’t immediately known.
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About 15 minutes later, the driver pulled back into the area of North Semoran Boulevard and Aloma Avenue and crashed into another auto, Lemma said. They said they eventually backed off the pursuit.
Orange County Sheriff’s deputies will investigate charges of attempted murder of a law enforcement officer, since the shooting happened inside Orange County.
The shooting caused massive traffic delays in one of the most traveled intersections in Orange County.
Deputies saw the vehicle in Seminole County and started following it. There was a man driving the auto, and a woman in the passenger’s seat.
French jumped out and ran, but was soon caught by deputies. The Mariposa County Sheriff is with the deputy and his wife and children at the hospital in Modesto.
A central Florida sheriff’s deputy was shot in the ankle by a suspect who also was shot in an exchange of fire at a busy intersection.
Mahan has been a deputy with the Seminole Sheriff’s Office since 2012.
The suspects face multiple charges, including attempted homicide and aggravated battery of a law enforcement officer. He briefly worked with the agency in 2009 as a corrections deputy, before leaving on his own terms.
“This is another example of when someone made a decision to bring violence in the community, and police are forced to act”, said Special Agent Danny Banks, of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. “This was an unfortunate situation, but I’m happy to say that I am doing well and on the road to recovery”. “He’s just at home recovering”.
Investigator Brian Mahan was shot in the ankle by a burglary suspect, according to investigators.
Joy served two years and three months in prison for selling or manufacturing marijuana and possessing a weapon as a convicted felon, records show.
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The California Highway Patrol is conducting the investigation.
