(INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, Fla.) — A sheriff’s deputy has died and another was injured on Friday after a suspect opened fire when officials were attempting to serve an eviction notice in Indian River County, Florida, according to the local sheriff.

“What an awful day, six days before Thanksgiving,” Indian River County Sheriff Eric Flowers said during a press conference on Friday.

The two deputies, as well as a locksmith, were shot while serving an eviction notice to Michael Halberstam.

Halberstam, who has previous narcotics and misdemeanor assault charges, opened fire as the sheriff’s deputies came in the home. Halberstam was also injured in the shooting and remains in critical condition in the hospital, officials said.

Deputy Terri Mashkow, 47, was killed in the shooting, officials confirm

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