Deputy shoots, kills stabbing suspect in Leesburg, officials say

LEESBURG, Fla – A suspect identified as Timotheus Reed was shot and killed by a Lake County deputy Saturday after officials responded to a reported stabbing in Leesburg, authorities said.

Lake County Sheriff’s Office deputies and the Leesburg Police Department were called around 6:19 a.m. April 12, to the 2400 block of Montclair Road after a 911 caller reported a stabbing and said the victim had multiple stab wounds.

Authorities said bystanders at the scene pointed deputies in the direction the alleged suspect ran. A deputy located Reed a short time later, and shot him during an encounter, officials said…

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