Sheriff: Body camera video shows shootout between juveniles, Florida deputies 6 1 2021

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Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said deputies were met with gunfire on multiple occasions as they pursued two juveniles -- a 12-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl – early Tuesday evening.
After breaking into the home, the children reportedly armed themselves with several of the homeowner's guns and opened fire from the garage on several responding duties who tried to talk them into surrendering. They opened fire on a reported four instances over 35 minutes.

Eventually, deputies said that the 14-year-old girl came out of the garage, pointed the shotgun at deputies twice, and was shot and wounded. Life-saving aid was provided. The 12-year-old boy was armed with an AK-47 but was said to have eventually put his weapon down. He was not injured.

"After all this goes on and we try to de-escalate, we throw a cell phone into the house to try to talk to them. The 14-year-old comes out of the garage with a pump shotgun, levels it at deputies, and despite warnings to drop it, she walks back into the garage. She comes back a second time and that's when deputies opened fire after taking multiple rounds. After they wound her, they automatically transition to try to save her life," Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said on Tuesday night.

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