FDLE agent injured during shooting in Kissimmee, officials say Share Updated: 7:17 PM EDT Jun 1, 2021
FDLE agent injured during shooting in Kissimmee, officials say Share Updated: 7:17 PM EDT Jun 1, 2021
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Show Transcript ANNOUNCER: WESH 2 NEWS STARTS NOW WITH BREAKING NEWS. JIM: THAT BREAKING NEWS, THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF WLA ENFORCEMENT SAYS ONE OF ITS AGENTS HAS BEEN SHOT. SUMMER: THIS IS VERY MUCAH DEVELOPING STORY AND THERE’S A LOT WE’RE STILL TRYING TO LEARN. THE AGENT WAS SHOT IN KISSIMMEE AND THE AGENT IS EXPECTED TO BE OK. AS SOON AS WE LEARN MORE INFORMATION,
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FDLE Tampa agent injured in Kissimmee shooting, police say
Jaromir Chalabala
and last updated 2021-06-01 19:46:19-04
KISSIMME, Fla. â An FDLE Tampa agent was injured in a shooting Tuesday afternoon, police said.
Kissimmee police said around 2:59 p.m., officers responded to a shooting in the 2200 block of N. Hoagland Ave.
Members of the Osceola County Investigative Bureau and Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) were working on a joint drug investigation involving trafficking in illegal narcotics.
Police said two suspects were taken into custody without incident and as agents were approached by two other suspects, they were met with gunfire. Police said agents returned gunfire.
An undercover agent with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement was injured in a shooting Tuesday afternoon in Kissimmee while investigators were trying to buy 25 pounds methamphetamine in a sting operation, according to police. FDLE spokesperson Gretl Plessinger confirmed Tuesday evening that the agent, who she declined to identify, was expected to be OK and should be released Tuesday .
Officials with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement confirmed that an agent with the FDLE was injured during a shooting in Kissimmee on Tuesday. The agent is expected to be OK, FDLE officials said. Sign up for our Newsletters According to officials with the Kissimmee Police Department, on June 1, 2021, at approximately 2:59 p.m., the Kissimmee Police Department responded to 2250 N. Hoagland Ave. in reference to a shooting. Members of the.