FDLE agent and suspect shot during drug sting in Kissimmee condo complex KPD investigating shooting, multiple agencies involved in bust

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An undercover agent with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement was shot Tuesday afternoon in Kissimmee while he and other agents were in pursuit of several people suspected of dealing in methamphetamine.
The agents were attempting to buy 25 pounds of the illegal, highly addictive stimulant when gunfire broke out. They were outside a condominium complex when the suspects started shooting at the agents, who then fired in return.
The injured FDLE officer, who the agency would not identify, was reported to be in good condition. One of the unknown number of suspects was wounded and was in critical condition at Osceola Regional Medical Center today, according to the Associated Press. Some of the other suspects were arrested outside a nearby building, the AP reported.
Law enforcement officials said the drug-bust was a joint operation of the FDLE’s Tampa unit and the Osceola County Investigative Bureau. The special unit identified suspects at two locations, one in the 1700 block of Dyer Boulevard and the other at the Villa Del Sol condominium complex at 2250 N. Hoagland Ave.
OCIB is a multi-jurisdictional, law enforcement task force that targets mid- to upper-level drug traffickers. The Osceola County-based bureau includes officers from FDLE, Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, Kissimmee and St. Cloud police departments and Florida Highway Patrol.
Multiple law enforcement vehicles, at least one forensics van and an ambulance began converging at the Villa Del Sol condominium complex on Hoagland Boulevard in Kissimmee about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. The incident backed up traffic and at least one news helicopter circled the scene for an hour.
The complex was built in 1999 and allows owners to rent out units, according to online real estate listings. #breakingnews #kissimmee #osceolacountyinvestigativebureau #osceolasheriff #kpd #fdle #ong #osceolanewsgazette