TAMPA, Fla. — State law enforcement is investigating a domestic violence call that quickly escalated into a deputy-involved shooting.
Deputies in Hillsborough County were called to a woman’s home early Sunday after her children said her boyfriend, Manuel Alvarez, had hit her.
Bodycam video shows Alvarez confronted one of the deputies with a firearm.
Investigators then say that deputy took cover and shot at Alvarez.
Alvarez was taken to a hospital for treatment and is in critical condition.
Investigators said the woman had a bruise on her face.
The deputy who shot Alvarez is on paid administrative leave during FDLE’s investigation.
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