Lake County sheriff’s deputies shot and killed an armed man Thursday in Leesburg.
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Deputies responded around 3 p.m. to a residence on Morningside Drive after receiving a call about an armed domestic battery. They encountered Erik Leopold Sharpe, 32, who was armed with a handgun, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
The agency said Sharpe’s actions forced deputies to open fire, killing him. No other information about the incident was included in the release.
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No deputies were harmed. As is standard procedure, the deputies involved were placed on leave while the Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigates the shooting, the release said.
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