A central Florida children's group home says it is pausing its emergency shelter program after two children staying there allegedly broke into a nearby home and shot at responding deputies
The 14-year-old girl and 12-year-old boy ran away from the Florida United Methodist Children's Home in Volusia County on Tuesday, broke into a farm home less than 2 miles away, found guns inside, and used them to open fire on deputies investigating the break-in, the county sheriff's office said.Law enforcement officers returned fire, shooting the girl in the abdomen and arm. She was sent to a hospital, and her condition was stable Wednesday, the county sheriff's office said.
She comes back a second time, and that's when deputies open fire," Chitwood said. After the girl was shot, the boy, who had been armed with an AK-47, surrendered to deputies, according to the sheriff's office.At least eight deputies were involved in the incident, the sheriff's office said.At a news conference on Tuesday night, Chitwood praised his officers for their restraint.
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