Video Shows Armed Woman Fire Shot Inside Fla. Police Station Before Officers Fatally Shoot Her

Security and body camera footage captured Linda Croteau entering a Port Orange police station lobby with a handgun and firing a shot toward an evidence room before officers confronted her outside.

What to Know

  • Newly released security and body camera footage shows a woman entering the Port Orange Police Department lobby with a handgun and firing a shot toward an evidence room where employees were located.
  • Officers confronted the woman, identified as Linda Croteau, outside the station and repeatedly ordered her to drop her weapon after she left the building.
  • Video shows Croteau placing the gun on the ground before sitting up and grabbing it again, at which point officers opened fire, fatally shooting her.

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Joe Vince

Joe Vince

Joining Endeavor Business Media in 2018, Joe has worked on the company's city services publications. He began working at OFFICER.com as the assistant editor. Before starting at Endeavor, Joe had worked for a variety of print and online news outlets, including the Indianapolis Star, the South Bend Tribune, Reddit and Patch.com.
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