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Jeff Thomas, a 45-year-old jail deputy trainee who recently moved to Titusville, shot and killed his girlfriend this morning on the side of a road in Geneva, sheriff’s deputies said.
The victim was Titusville resident Melanie Lee, a 37-year-old sergeant with the Florida Department of Corrections, said Kim Cannaday, sheriff’s spokeswoman.
After the slaying, a Seminole County deputy shot Thomas at the scene after he refused to drop his gun, Cannaday said.
“One of our deputies ultimately had to use lethal force,” she said.
Thomas was airlifted to Orlando Regional Medical Center, where he remains hospitalized in critical condition.
The couple started living together in Titusville about two weeks ago, Cannaday said. She said she could not disclose the address because Thomas is a law enforcement officer.
Geneva is a small community located midway between Mims and the Orlando Sanford International Airport.
Cannaday said the couple was driving back to Titusville on State Road 46 from the John E. Polk Correctional Facility, where Thomas worked since May as a corrections deputy trainee. Lee picked up Thomas after his shift ended, Cannaday said.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating Thomas’ shooting. Seminole County authorities are investigating Lee’s shooting.
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