JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — One Florida officer is in critical condition and another is stable after being shot Friday, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.
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The officers were responding to an attempted suicide call, Sheriff’s Office Director Mike Bruno said.
When officers arrived at the house, they encountered a man armed with a high-powered rifle, Bruno said. Three people were barricaded in a bedroom inside the home.
The suspect was shot by police and later died, deputies said.
The injured officers were taken to UF Health Jacksonville after the shooting.
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The shooter shot through the front door at the responding officers, then exited the house and exchanged gunfire with police, Bruno said. One officer was shot in the hands and another was shot in the stomach, Bruno said.
The three people who were inside the home are safe, Bruno said.
Earlier Friday night in central Florida, one officer was killed and another was gravely wounded in a shooting in Kissimmee.