The moments before an ambush at a home killed a Florida deputy and wounded two others was captured on a cellphone video.
Lake County Sheriff's Master Deputy Bradley Michael Link was shot and killed while trapped inside a Eustis home,. He and another deputy were struck by gunfire while trying to enter the house while responding to a disturbance call.
Deputy Harold Howell was wounded in the arm, but he was able to get himself to safety, WESH-TV reports. Deputy Stefano Gargano was critically wounded while trying to rescue Link, and he is expected to undergo surgery Monday.
In the cellphone footage, officers are seen opening the door and entering the home. That's when shots ring out and Link and Howell were struck.
Additional footage then shows SWAT officers going into the house. More shots can be heard.
Finally, deputies were able to de-escalate the situation and reach Link, who had died from his injuries. A woman in mental distress thought to be the cause of the disturbance that brought deputies to the house was taken into custody and is undergoing a mental evaluation.
Deputies also discovered the bodies of a man and two women. Officials believe the individuals killed themselves.
Neighbors told WESH that the woman in custody had attacked them and claimed "we were all demons, and our dogs were hell hounds."
"It was just a crazy and insane moment," a neighbor added.
A vigil for Link and the wounded deputies was held at at First Baptist Church Tavares. Link's widow, along with law enforcement officers, were in attendance.
