Deputy Terri Sweeting-Mashkow was killed, and two others were critically injured after a shooting broke out during an eviction notice on Friday, according to the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office. The suspect, Michael Halberstam, was being evicted from the home by his mother. Three deputies arrived at the home with a locksmith to remove him. However, once they arrived at the entry of the home, Halberstam began shooting toward the officials. “We’ve had seven calls to this residence all this month,” Indian River County Sheriff Eric Flowers said. “Almost all of them from the mother calling about him and her decision to ultimately evict him.” ProcessionSweeting-Mashkow, a 47-year-old deputy, had dedicated 25 years of service before losing her life. Halberstam and the locksmith are currently in critical condition and undergoing surgery. Sheriff Flowers stated that this marks the second line-of-duty death within the sheriff’s office in its 100-year history. A procession for Sweeting-Mashkow is expected to be underway at 5 p.m. on Friday. About the suspect Sheriff Flowers said Halberstam has a 2006 narcotic charge and a 2015 misdemeanor assault charge out of Virginia. Halberstam was allegedly fired from his job at UPS and previously made negative comments about the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office on his Facebook page. >>Watch the full news conference below

Indian River County, FL, USA —

Deputy Terri Sweeting-Mashkow was killed, and two others were critically injured after a shooting broke out during an eviction notice on Friday, according to the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office.

The suspect, Michael Halberstam, was being evicted from the home by his mother.

Three deputies arrived at the home with a locksmith to remove him.

However, once they arrived at the entry of the home, Halberstam began shooting toward the officials.

“We’ve had seven calls to this residence all this month,” Indian River County Sheriff Eric Flowers said. “Almost all of them from the mother calling about him and her decision to ultimately evict him.”

Procession

Sweeting-Mashkow, a 47-year-old deputy, had dedicated 25 years of service before losing her life.

Halberstam and the locksmith are currently in critical condition and undergoing surgery.

Sheriff Flowers stated that this marks the second line-of-duty death within the sheriff’s office in its 100-year history.

A procession for Sweeting-Mashkow is expected to be underway at 5 p.m. on Friday.

About the suspect

Sheriff Flowers said Halberstam has a 2006 narcotic charge and a 2015 misdemeanor assault charge out of Virginia.

Halberstam was allegedly fired from his job at UPS and previously made negative comments about the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office on his Facebook page.

>>Watch the full news conference below