ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say they shot teen who stole a vehicle from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Orlando Police say officer tried to stop the vehicle shortly after midnight Saturday but as the officers got out of their vehicle, the driver allegedly tried to strike one of the officers with the car. Authorities said the officer fired at the driver, 17-year-old Trevon Lamons. He was later apprehended after he crashed into an abandoned home and taken to the hospital where he is in stable condition.
Authorities are searching for two other suspects who were in the vehicle and fled.
The unidentified officer is on paid leave while the Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigates the shooting.
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