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South Palm Beach: Deputy kills man who tried to take her car, gun

Posted by The Coastal Star on September 30, 2026 at 12:45

Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office vehicles line the 3500 block of South Ocean Boulevard in South Palm Beach on the morning of the shooting. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

By Emily Rose Finn and Mary Thurwachter

A deputy responding to a request for a

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