POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) -- Testimony has ended in the trial of a woman charged with murder in the death of a Polk County Sheriff’s deputy.

Deputy Blane Lane was hit by friendly fire while serving a search warrant in October 2022 at a home in Polk City.

Investigators said Cheryl Williams jumped out at deputies with a realistic-looking BB gun, causing deputies to open fire.

"Knowing the outcome of him being shot because of some lowlife…there's just no words," said Lane's mother Shellie Lane.

Wednesday marked the second day of trial, and it was an emotional one in court for Shellie Lane and her family, as multiple witnesses testified and an audio recording that recounted the early morning hours of October 4, 2022, was played.

“He was doing what he was supposed to be and what he was call

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