By Kenny Webster
Jun 3, 2021
We told you there was going to be a lot of insane violence this summer and we weren t kidding.
A 12-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl were in a shootout with deputies Tuesday night in Volusia County after the children broke into a house and armed themselves with guns, including an assault rifle, they found inside, Sheriff Mike Chitwood said.
Eight deputies fired over 60 rounds during the incident, Chitwood said, and they have been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s investigation. The children fired at the deputies on four separate occasions.
"Deputies did everything they could tonight to de-escalate, and they almost lost their lives to a 12-year-old and a 14-year-old," Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said.
12-year-old, 14-year-old engage in shootout with Volusia deputies after home break-in
Orlando Sentinel 35 mins ago Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel
A 12-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl were in a shootout with deputies Tuesday night in Volusia County, arming themselves with weapons belonging to a house they had broken into.
The girl was transported to Central Florida Regional Hospital with life-threatening injuries after being shot during the incident, according to a Volusia County Sheriff’s Office release. Charges against the two are pending, VCSO said.
The children, who will not be identified in this report as the Orlando Sentinel does not release the names of juveniles, had run away from Florida United Methodist Children’s Home located in Enterprise. They were reported missing at around 5 p.m. It was also reported the boy was diabetic and in need of medication. He also hit a member of the Methodist group with a stick before leaving.
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