BRANDON, Fla. — The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office confirmed deputies responded to a domestic violence call Sunday, where they shot the suspect in the case.

Shortly after 2:00 p.m. deputies responded to a domestic violence call on the 100 block of Alpine Drive in Brandon, Florida. The caller reported the suspect was armed with a knife, and was choking their 7-year-old brother.

When they arrived on the scene, deputies found the suspect barricaded in a back bedroom. They heard the child scream for help, and kicked down the door. The suspect refused to let go of the child, and a deputy shot the suspect.

The suspect was then transported to a local hospital, where they died.

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