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Deputies: 1 person shot, killed in Polk County

Deputies say it appears a person attempted to take their own life following the shooting but is still alive at the hospital.
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MULBERRY, Fla. — The Polk County Sheriff's Office is investigating what they say appears to be a murder-attempted suicide in Mulberry.

Deputies say around 9:16 p.m. Sunday, they responded to reports of a person shot and killed in the area of Bailey Road.

According to the sheriff's office, it appears a second person attempted to take their own life following the shooting but is still alive and hospitalized.

Deputies say it's not clear what kind of relationship the two people had.

Editor's note: The sheriff's office previously reported that two people had died in an apparent murder-suicide. 

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