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Captain Chad Reed was shot and killed in a
shootout with a man wanted for murdering two elderly women and shooting two
other women in Hernando County.
Following the shootings and murders, the Hernando County Sheriff's Office
put out an alert for the suspect and his vehicle. The vehicle was spotted in
Dixie County and deputies began to follow it with the intention of stopping
it in a rural area once it passed through town.
The driver of the vehicle suddenly pulled into a gas station and then opened
fire on the deputies. Captain Reed and the suspect were both wounded during
the shooting. Both men were transported to Shands Hospital, where Captain
Reed succumbed to his wounds.
The suspect was charged with two counts of murder in Hernando County with
charges pending in connection to Captain Reed's murder.
Captain Reed had served with the Dixie County Sheriff's Office for 13 years
and was a graduate of the 238th session of the FBI National Academy. He is
survived by his wife and two children.
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