The name of the 49-year-old man shot in DeLand during a deputy-involved shooting was released.
Daniel Phelps Sayre suffered non-life-threatening injuries during a deputy-involved shooting in Lake County on Sunday, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
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Deputies responded to reports of the armed man being in a horse pasture in the area of 43340 Cooter Pond Road in DeLand at 1:15 p.m., deputies said.
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When deputies arrived, the man fled on foot into a wooded area, where he was shot, according to deputies.
The man was transported to a hospital to treat his injuries.
Sayre is still in the hospital and is in stable, but critical condition, according to deputies.
The shooting will be investigated by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, according to deputies.