PARRISH, Fla. (WFLA)— A man is hospitalized after an officer-involved shooting in Manatee County.

On Sept. 15, at 10 p.m., the Manatee County Sheriff's Office responded to a domestic disturbance at the 13000 block of Shimmering Amethyst Court in Parrish.

At the home, officers found the suspect, Hayden Firth, 29, outside.

According to MCSO, Firth disobeyed the deputies' commands during a brief encounter, and he pulled a firearm out of his waistband.

Deputies then fired multiple rounds at him, striking him three times, MCSO said.

Firth was transported to a nearby hospital, where he remains in critical, but stable condition.

No deputies were injured.

The three deputies involved are on administrative leave, per standard agency policy during officer-involved shooting investigations, depu

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