Florida officer shot in face during service call tied to mental health dispute; suspect killed

A Port St. Lucie constabulary serviceman was changeable successful the look portion responding to a work telephone Monday evening, authorities said.

Six officers arrived astatine the location that was the root of the telephone astatine the 11000 artifact of SW Lake Park Drive astir 6 p.m.

Within a infinitesimal of their arrival, the officers were met by an big antheral holding an battle firearm extracurricular the home. The fishy exchanged gunfire with the officers and was changeable dead, Police Chief Leo Niemczyk said.

Niemczyk identified the injured serviceman arsenic Sgt. Erik LeVasseur, a 27-year seasoned of the department. None of the different officers who responded to the location were injured, Niemczyk said.

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An serviceman paces the transgression country successful the 11000 artifact of SW Lake Park Drive successful Port St. Lucie.  (WPTV)

Though details are inactive preliminary, Niemczyk said that the incidental stemmed from a neighbour quality involving a intelligence wellness call.

A Port St. Lucie, Fla., constabulary cruiser.  (X/@PSLPolice)

"It’s the notification that you conscionable dread each day, but it’s ever successful the backmost of your mind, arsenic a constabulary chief, arsenic a person successful instrumentality enforcement. It’s thing that you’re ever precise alert of, acrophobic of, acrophobic for, and past it happens," Niemczyk said.

Officers connected country successful the 11000 artifact of SW Lake Park Drive successful Port St. Lucie, Fla.  (WPTV)

Sgt. LeVasseur was taken to HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital successful Fort Pierce and remains successful surgery.

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"We’re precise optimistic for his prognosis. And astatine this time, we’re conscionable asking for prayers," Niemczyk said.

An probe is ongoing.