Deputy shoots, kills armed person in Lee County

Man dead after deputy shoots him twice, Lee County sheriff says
A man is dead after the Lee County Sheriff's Office said he was shot by a deputy answering a 911 call.
Lee County deputy shoots, kills man they say was armed following 911 hang-up call
A man is dead after the Lee County Sheriff's Office said he was shot by a deputy answering a 911 call. Authorities said deputies responded to a 911 hang-up call just after 11 p.m. on Saturday on Poplar Springs Church Road in Sanford.
Lee County deputy shoots and kills armed man, sheriff's office says
A Lee County deputy shot and killed an armed man Saturday night, the sheriff's office said. Just after 11 p.m., Lee County Sheriff's deputies responded to a 911 hang-up call at a home on Poplar Springs Church Road near Sanford.
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