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1 BSO Deputy Killed, 1 Wounded in Lauderdale Kiddie Porn Raid

FORT LAUDERDALE ? One Broward Sheriff's Office deputy was killed and another wounded while working with a kiddie porn task force trying to serve a search warrant Thursday morning. A suspect is in custody, police and Fire Rescue officials said.

The shot officers were rushed to nearby North Broward Medical Center under a police escort. A section of Northeast 62nd Street and rush-hour Interstate 95 were shut down to traffic for the ambulances.

Stephen McInerny, division Fire Rescue chief for Fort Lauderdale, said a 31-year-old male deputy was pronounced dead shortly after he was brought into the North Broward hospital.

BSO spokesman Jim Leljedal said he was told the wounded deputy's wounds are hoped to be non-life threatening.

The shootings occurred at a home at 1950 NE 57 St. shortly after 8 a.m. during a raid by a special multi-force police task force. Ten to 15 officers were reported in the task force serving a search warrant as part of a kiddie porn investigation. The target reportedly was a suspected pedophile.

One neighbor said they heard six to eight shots fired. Another said she only heard five shots, got curious as to what was happening and walked around the corner to see police putting a hand-cuffed and leg-shackled man into a patrol car.

"He had an ugly smirk" on his face, said Arlene Marcus, "like he was proud of what he just did."

Leljedal said the Law Enforcement Against Child Harm task force was involved in a kiddie porn investigation and went to the home around 8:20 a.m. to serve the search warrant. He said it was not yet clear what happened, but he said someone in the house opened up on the law officers with a high-powered weapon.

At this point, Leljedal said he doesn't think deputies returned fire. He said other task force officers quickly caught the suspected gunman and arrested him.


That dude is going to get seriously ass fucked in jail.