BRADENTON, Fla. — Manatee County Sheriff Rick Wells said the sheriff's office is investigating after his deputies exchanged shots with a man who is wanted by the FBI.
Wells said a call came in about a suspicious person trying to make entry into the Château Products at 1820 47th Terrace East. and a report of a suspicious vehicle in the woods adjacent to the business.
Deputies drove up to the building and saw a car that matched the person they were looking for, Ceceil Truelove, 43, according to Wells.
Wells said the deputies ordered Truelove to take his hands out of his pockets-- but said he didn't listen.
Wells said Truelove had a gun in his hand and started firing at the deputies. The deputies then returned fire and hit him more than once, Wells said.
Truelove was taken to the hospital and is in serious condition.
Truelove is a convicted felon with current federal indictments for possession of a firearm during a drug trafficking offense and distribution of a quantity of meth, according to the sheriff's office.
Sheriff Wells said he was "very blessed my deputies are able to go home.”
Both deputies are now on paid administrative leave while an investigation into the shooting, and an internal investigation are conducted.
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