A longtime Indian River County deputy was shot and killed Friday morning during an eviction at a gated community in Vero Beach, marking just the second line-of-duty death in the sheriff's office in 100 years, authorities said.

Deputy Terri Mashkow, 47, a 25-year veteran of the agency, was fatally wounded when gunfire erupted during what Sheriff Eric Flowers described as a routine call for service.

Two other deputies were also shot and remain hospitalized.

The shooting took place at a gated community in the 1100 block of Governors Way in Vero Beach, an area roughly 140 miles north of Miami.

Sheriff Flowers said the deputies were carrying out an eviction requested by the suspect's family members when the violence broke out.

"This is not someone that was on our radar — this was our stand

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