A Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy shot and killed a man in Cooper City Saturday afternoon after responding to reports that the same man had just shot himself, officials say. The man’s mother and a deputy were both taken to the hospital.
A little after noon, deputies received a call about a man who had shot himself in the 10200 block of Griffin Road in Cooper City, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. BSO deputies and Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue responded to the scene and found the injured man. When a deputy approached the man to try to help him, the man “attacked” him, leading the deputy to shoot him.
Paramedics tried to perform lifesaving measures on the man, but he was pronounced dead at the scene, the release said.
The man’s mother was also at the scene, and paramedics transported her and a deputy to the hospital, according to the release. Neither was shot. The release did not provide further details about their injuries.
Officers had roped off a McDonald’s in the area and were investigating inside Saturday afternoon.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement arrived at the scene and is investigating the shooting, the Sheriff’s Office said.
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