Orange County deputy shot suspect after being punched several times, sheriff says

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orange County Sheriff John Mina said one of his deputies was attacked on Saturday by a man who was acting suspicious at a business — and he says that deputy shot the suspect after a physical struggle.

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  • Orange County Sheriff John Mina said one of his deputies was attacked by a man who was acting suspicious behind the Save Discount store on North Hiawassee Road in Orlando Saturday morning
  • There was a struggle and Mina said the suspect punched the deputy at least 10 times in the face
  • Mina said at one point the suspect went to grab a gun that fell out of the bag, but the deputy pulled his own gun, shooting that man several times
  • The suspect and the deputy are both currently in the hospital

The sheriff said it happened around 8 a.m. Saturday morning behind the Save Discount store on North Hiawassee Road in Orlando.

Mina said the deputy noticed the man in a fenced-in area behind the store. The deputy helped the man climb back over the fence, but then the suspect reached into a bag…

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