VERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A locksmith who was shot while assisting sheriff’s deputies serving an an eviction notice in Vero Beach, Florida, has died from injuries, increasing the death toll in the shooting last week to three, the sheriff’s office said.

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The civilian locksmith, 76-year-old David Long, was known for his “dedicated service and kind demeanor,” Sheriff Eric Flowers said in a social media post Sunday.

Indian River County Sheriff’s Deputy Terri Sweeting-Mashkow — a 25-year veteran of the agency — was killed when the man they were trying to evict opened fire Friday morning. That man, Michael Halberstam, died from his wounds on Saturday, Flowers said.

Another deputy, Florentino Arizpe, who was shot in the shoulder, was released from the hospital over the weekend,

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