A Florida Highway Patrol trooper was involved in a fatal shooting at HCA Florida Ocala Hospital on Friday. The unidentified suspect died after the trooper used deadly force during an altercation in the emergency department. No other injuries were reported. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the shooting.
A Florida Highway Patrol trooper fatally shot a suspect during an altercation at a central Florida hospital on Friday, authorities said. The altercation happened in the emergency department at HCA Florida Ocala Hospital in Ocala, Florida , according to a statement from the hospital. The unidentified suspect died when the trooper used deadly force, the Ocala Police Department said in a statement. No law enforcement officers or hospital staff were injured.
The highway patrol requested the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to investigate the shooting, according to the police department. \This story has been updated to correct the name of the organization hired to investigate the shooting. It should be the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and not the Florida Law Department of Law Enforcement
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