DIXIE COUNTY, FLORIDA 02/24/2022
A statewide manhunt that had been ongoing in the past 10 hours for registered sex offender Gregory Miedema, who had shot and killed Sarasota County deputy Troy Anderson when the deputy had been attempting to conduct a traffic stop, is now over. Miedema, 33 years old, had tried to break into a home in Dixie during the course of the pursuit and an exchange of gunfire took place between him and the homeowner. Miedema was fatally struck and pronounced dead on scene by responding police and EMS. The homeowner was also wounded by Miedema's gunfire during the attempted break-in but is expected to recover.
NEUTRALIZED BY ARMED CITIZEN: Gregory Miedema, 33 years old, convicted sex offender and cop killer, was fatally shot by a homeowner during an attempted violent break-in:
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A statewide manhunt that had been ongoing in the past 10 hours for registered sex offender Gregory Miedema, who had shot and killed Sarasota County deputy Troy Anderson when the deputy had been attempting to conduct a traffic stop, is now over. Miedema, 33 years old, had tried to break into a home in Dixie during the course of the pursuit and an exchange of gunfire took place between him and the homeowner. Miedema was fatally struck and pronounced dead on scene by responding police and EMS. The homeowner was also wounded by Miedema's gunfire during the attempted break-in but is expected to recover.
NEUTRALIZED BY ARMED CITIZEN: Gregory Miedema, 33 years old, convicted sex offender and cop killer, was fatally shot by a homeowner during an attempted violent break-in:
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Florida man killed in break-in after shooting deputy
A man was killed while trying to break into a home Wednesday morning after shooting and wounding a deputy during a traffic stop the previous night, officials in Florida said.
nypost.com
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