At Rest

Deadly force
Matthew Thomas allegedly sped away from a traffic stop in Port Orange, and police pursued. He drove to New Smyrna Beach where deputies used stop sticks to disable the car. The driver crashed outside a storage facility and opened fire on police. Officers David McCallister and Margaret Deal, along with Deputy Brady Bergeron, shot and killed Thomas.
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