“As a community, the events of this week – that I can only describe as senseless violence – are troublesome and weigh heavy on our hearts,” he added. Every one of these first responders is a hero and our hearts go out to them and their families.” “It is almost unimaginable that a call for help turned into the ambush of a Leon County Sheriff’s Deputy and the shooting of another deputy by the assailant. “Our fire and law enforcement officers put the safety of others above all else,” said Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum. Details are still unfolding with City emergency responders assisting the Sheriff’s Office, which is the lead agency on the incident. Another deputy was wounded and the suspect was also killed. Tallahassee Fire and Police this morning, November 22, responded to an incident where a Leon County Sheriff’s Deputy was killed in the Plantation Woods Subdivision in Leon County. This incident is still active and on-going. Members of the Tallahassee Police Department, the Tallahassee Fire Department, Leon County Emergency Medical Services, the State Attorney’s Office, the State Fire Marshal’s Office, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. Multiple agencies have responded to the scene and are assisting with this investigation as it continues to unfold. Tallahassee Police Officers responded to the area and engaged the suspect, shooting him and killing him. Responders from the Tallahassee Fire Department were also shot at by the suspect as they arrived to fight the fire. The suspect took the fallen deputy’s firearm and began walking North on Caracus Court actively shooting at the first responders as they arrived on the scene. The other deputy engaged the suspect and was shot also. One deputy was immediately shot and killed. As the deputies arrived on scene first, the suspect launched an armed ambush attack. on November 22, 2014, the Leon County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Tallahassee Police Department and the Tallahassee Fire Department responded to a house fire at 3722 Caracus Court. Press Release: Leon County Sheriff’s OfficeĪt 10:15 a.m. Please keep Deputy Smith’s family in your thoughts and prayers as we join them in this time of mourning. We will be posting Information here concerning arrangements as it becomes available. Deputy Smith will be greatly missed by his co-workers and all of the LCSO family. He was hired as a Deputy Sheriff by Sheriff Campbell Januand was assigned to Uniform Patrol Bureau where he served until his death. From 1991 through January 2009, Deputy Smith served as a Correctional Officer and then a Deputy Sheriff with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. Deputy Smith began his law enforcement career as a Dispatcher with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office in 1989. He was a loving Christian man who loved his wife and his children most of all. Our community and families are in mourning for this loss. Deputy Christopher L. Deputy Chris Smith was killed in the line of duty while responding to a house fire where he was ambushed by an armed suspect shortly after arriving on scene. On November 22nd, 2014, the Leon County Sheriff’s Office lost a respected member of its family.
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