KISSIMMEE, Fla. – A hostage situation broke out at a Kissimmee apartment complex on Friday morning, ultimately leading to the suspect being shot and killed by deputies, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies told News 6 that they responded to the Jamison Apartments near Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway and Partin Settlement Road around 10:40 a.m. to “investigate a domestic battery.”

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But when deputies tried to contact the 30-year-old suspect, he shut and locked the apartment door, deputies added.

“We monitored the suspect as he went on Facebook Live,” investigators wrote. “He made suicidal remarks and displayed a handgun.”

Throughout the day, hostage negotiators and family members tried to convince the suspect to put down his firearm and surrender t

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