ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - An armed domestic abuse suspect was shot and wounded Friday during a confrontation with Florida deputies, authorities said.
Bryce Theygan Weir, 19, was hit in the leg while exchanging fire with two deputies, Orange County Sheriff John Mina said during a news conference. The sheriff said Weir faces multiple charges, including aggravated assault, attempted murder and kidnapping.
Weir had forced his girlfriend at gunpoint to drive to an Orlando-area convenience store, where she was able to get out of the vehicle and call 911, Mina said. Weir fled on foot, and responding deputies spotted him walking along the road.
When two deputies confronted Weir, the young man fired a handgun at them, Mina said. The deputies returned fire, hitting Weir once. He was taken to a hospital and is expected to recover.
Weir was previously arrested in January after getting into a fight with his girlfriend and shooting two of her friends, Mina said. Both of those women survived, and Weir was charged with two counts of aggravated battery with a firearm.
Officials identified Weir as white. The names and races of the deputies involved in the shooting weren’t immediately released.
A telephone message left with Weir’s public defender wasn’t immediately returned.
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