Deputies Fatally Shoot Man Found Stabbing Woman in Home Near Jupiter, PBSO Says

Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office deputies shot and killed a man early Tuesday, Nov. 10, at a home near Jupiter after finding him attacking a woman with a knife, the sheriff's office said, according to WPTV.

What PBSO says happened

Chief Deputy Bobby Allen said the agency received a series of 911 calls from the home, in the 6500 block of Jupiter Gardens Boulevard, starting at 12:14 a.m. Deputies went to the home at 1:27 a.m. and found nothing unusual.

At 1:39 a.m., another caller reported that the woman said her boyfriend was holding her at knifepoint. Deputies returned, heard screaming, and forced their way inside, where they found the man on top of the woman trying to stab her. Allen said deputies tried to physically stop him but could not, and two deputies fired. The man died at the scene.

The woman was taken to a hospital with stab wounds, other cuts and a possible severe concussion, Allen said.

The investigation

Neither person had been publicly identified. The two deputies who fired were placed on administrative leave, which is standard practice. PBSO's Violent Crimes Division and crime scene investigators are investigating along with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the State Attorney's Office.

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