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VERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff’s deputy was killed while attempting to serve an eviction notice Friday in a beachside residence on the state’s Atlantic coast, a county sheriff said.

The accused shooter, another deputy and a locksmith working for law enforcement were all wounded, Indian River County Sheriff Eric Flowers said at a news conference. The other deputy was hit in the shoulder and was recovering, the sheriff said.

The locksmith, who was not identified by officials, and the shooter remained in critical condition Friday night following surgery, said Alexander Hagan, a spokesman for HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital.

The 47-year-old deputy who died, Terri Mashkow, was a 25-year-veteran of the sheriff’s office, Flowers said. He g

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