An incident earlier this morning has led to a Marion County sheriff's deputy and a woman being hospitalized following a shootout during a traffic stop. The confrontation took place around 2:30 a.m. in the 2900 block of S. Pine Avenue, as reported by ClickOrlando. After concluding the traffic stop, officials said the woman shot the deputy, resulting in the deputy sustaining non-life-threatening injuries and returning fire.
Both the deputy and the woman, having exchanged gunfire, were subsequently transported to the hospital, though details on their current conditions have remained undisclosed by the sheriff's office. Shot in the altercation, the health status of the woman, however, remains unknown, as WESH noted this is a developing news story and promises updates as more information becomes available.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has taken up the investigation of the shooting incident. The Marion County Sheriff's Office has released no further details about the circumstances leading up to the shooting.
