Longwood police officer shoots man at convenience store on SR-434

LONGWOOD, Fla. – A Longwood police officer shot and wounded a man who indicated that he was suicidal and armed with a gun, authorities said.

The shooting happened around 9:10 p.m. Tuesday at the Circle K on State Road 434 at Rangeline Road.

Longwood police said officers were called to the store and the first officer to arrive tried to de-escalate the situation by talking to the man, who did not comply and was concealing his hands while claiming to be be armed…

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