Gunman who killed a Florida deputy dies from injuries

VERO BEACH Fla AP A gunman who killed a Florida deputy last week died on Saturday from injuries received in the confrontation agents say Michael Halberstam shot two Indian River County deputies and a locksmith on Friday when they were serving an eviction notice at a home near Vero Beach where Halberstam s mother was trying to evict him personnel mentioned Officers returned fire striking Halberstam multiple times and he succumbed to his injuries Saturday afternoon the county s sheriff s department explained in a post online One of the deputies Terri Sweeting-Mashkow was killed and another is recovering from a shoulder injury The locksmith was in critical condition after the shooting and underwent surgery Alexander Hagan a spokesman for HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital announced Friday The locksmith wasn t identified Over the past month the sheriff s office had received seven calls from the home almost all of which were from the mother calling about her son Indian River County Sheriff Eric Flowers disclosed Friday at a news conference Still he revealed deputies weren t expecting any trouble when they arrived to carry out the eviction This was a standard call for function the sheriff mentioned adding there was nothing in Halberstam s record that would have precluded him from having a weapon Sweeting-Mashkow was a -year-veteran of the sheriff s office Flowers declared growing emotional as he praised the deputy and described working alongside him his entire career I can tell you that our crew will feel this forever Flowers noted Sweeting-Mashkow was posthumously promoted to sergeant in the sheriff s office on Saturday