SARASOTA, Fla. — Sarasota police are investigating a shooting that happened Tuesday morning involving one of the department's officers, the agency explains in a news release.
Officers responded just after 10 a.m. to the area near Beneva and Fruitville roads on reports of a robbery.
“For unknown reasons that then escalated across the street to the other side of Fruitville where an officer-involved shooting happened," Sarasota Police Department spokesperson Genevieve Judge said.
The person who was shot is expected to be OK while the officer was left with no injuries.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is leading the officer-involved shooting investigation while the Sarasota Police Department is investigating the robbery.
The officer involved in the shooting is being placed on paid administrative leave, per policy, the department said.