The gunman who ambushed three deputies and a local locksmith at a Bermuda Club home on Nov. 21, we were told, was not on the Sheriff’s Office’s radar.
He was “not someone we were actively engaged with,” we were told. Serving a court-ordered eviction notice at the Governors Way residence was a “standard call” for deputies, who carry out such duties on a regular basis.
That’s what Sheriff Eric Flowers said during his 10-minute press conference in the immediate aftermath of the shooting that ultimately left three people dead – Deputy Terri Sweeting-Mashkow, locksmith David Long and the perpetrator, Michael Halberstam…