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Feb. 11, 2009 — Kissimmee

Around 7:30 p.m., an undercover deputy was making a meth buy from three men in a Publix parking lot.

Anthony Letizia, 28, pulled a gun on the unnamed deputy, who shot first and wounded him.

Letizia was sentenced to a year in prison. Read more

3 ways this case compares to others

  1. Letizia was shot during an undercover sting. That was true in less than four percent of cases.
  2. Letizia was armed with a firearm. That’s true of almost half the people shot.
  3. Letizia pointed a weapon at officers. Twenty-eight percent of shootings involved people who police say pointed a weapon at them.

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