WATCH: Florida Man Lights His Own Home on Fire and Shoots Deputy During Four-Hour Standoff Over Shoplifted Cigarettes
A Florida man torched his Deltona home and shot a deputy during a four-hour standoff on Wednesday over shoplifted cigarettes.
The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office deputy who was shot was only grazed by the bullet and had non-life-threatening injuries.
Another bullet struck a sergeant’s ballistic shield.
The Sheriff’s Office wrote in a news release:
Deputies responded to the Wawa at 3400 Howland Blvd. after an employee called around 4:30 a.m. reporting a regular customer reached over the counter and stole cigarettes. It was reported the suspect had a knife on his hip, but no gun was displayed.
When deputies began arriving on scene, the suspect drove at one and fled from another who attempted a traffic stop.
