The incident took place at Reflections of Boca Del Mar at 5500 Pacific Boulevard at around 12.20pm, when investigators say a Palm Beach County sheriff’s deputy emerged from his apartment and discovered a couple having sex in the communal pool.
The deputy identified himself as a law enforcement official and asked the man and woman, who did not live in the housing complex, to leave.
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Crime scene: Gunfire erupted poolside at this Boca Raton, Florida, apartment complex where an off-duty sheriff's deputy shot a man whom he caught having sex with a woman in the water
The incident took place at Reflections of Boca Del Mar, where the Palm Beach County sheriff's deputy is a resident
The couple reluctantly complied, but a short time later the boyfriend returned and approached the deputy in a threatening manner as he was sitting in a lounge chair by the pool, according to a report by the Palm Beach County's Sheriff's Office cited by the channel WPTV.
The two men got into an altercation, in which the suspect allegedly tried to hit the officer with a wine glass or a champagne bottle, officials said.
That is when the off-duty cop pulled out his gun and fired, striking the man.
Fiery argument: Officials say the officer told the amorous couple to leave, but the man returned and allegedly tried to attack the deputy with a glass or a bottle
The victim was taken to Delray Medical Center in critical condition. The sheriff’s office has not released his name.
The unidentified deputy has been placed on administrative leave pending an internal investigation.
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