TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida man was killed by a Volusia Sheriff’s Workplace sniper after he reportedly fired greater than 200 rounds at neighboring condos over a number of hours on Thanksgiving morning, authorities mentioned.
Joseph DiFusco reportedly was taking pictures at neighboring condos alongside Ocean Shore Boulevard close to Ormond-by-the-Sea. He additionally fired pictures at a sheriff’s workplace automobile from inside his apartment, in line with the Volusia Sheriff’s Workplace.
Neighbors had been evacuated from the realm and DiFusco continued taking pictures for a number of hours, deputies mentioned.
“That is Ormond-by-the-Sea. We depart our home windows open at night time and our doorways open at night time,” Jason Valiant, who lives within the condos, advised WESH. “We have by no means seen something like this.”
“In 37 years, I do not assume I’ve ever had an expertise the place I needed to place snipers and say, ‘You’ve gotten a inexperienced mild to do your job,'” Sheriff Mike Chitwood mentioned.
No deputies or residents had been injured.
“There was no negotiating with this man,” Chitwood mentioned. “My goal was to verify each single deputy went house for Thanksgiving diner.”
