Florida Deputy Shoots Woman That Called 911 To Report Seeing A Burglar

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The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating after a Volusia County deputy shot a woman in the shoulder outside her Volusia County home Thursday evening. The deputy was dispatched to the home on Eloise Circle near Ormond Beach about 6:10 when a woman called and reported that someone was trying to break into her house, the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said.

When deputies arrived, a woman was outside pointing something that “appeared to be a weapon” at them, sheriff’s spokesman Brandon Haught said. Deputy Omar Bello, 28, fired a single shot. Deputies think the woman who was shot is the same woman who called 911, they said. No intruder was found.

The woman, whose name was not released, was being treated at Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach. Property records show a 61-year-old woman owns the house. Bello, who has worked for the Sheriff’s Office since November 2011, was placed on administrative leave with pay.

Deputies did not disclose what the woman pointed them. The information is being withheld while the Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigates.