SARASOTA, Fla. ( WWSB ) - A Sarasota County deputy shot and killed a man while responding to a report of an attempted suicide early Saturday morning.

The shooting happened in the 6200 block of Cardigan Circle in Sarasota around 12:30 a.m. Saturday.

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The sheriff’s office said deputies encountered a man with a gun. A confrontation led to the man being shot, according to deputies.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene. No deputies were injured in the incident.

The shooting remains under active investigation.

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