here. We are just thankful that this is more the exception, than the rule. I don't think it's representative of the families that live here."

Cheryl Barfield owns the home where emergency responders were first called to Saturday morning.

Barfield, who is currently living in Titusville, said her sister had been house-sitting for her, but declined to comment further when reached Saturday afternoon.

Barfield said she was just learning details of what occurred when contacted by the Democrat.

Saturday's shooting follows shocking events Thursday on Florida State University campus. Myron May, 31, shot two students and an employee at the Strozier Library. One student is still in critical condition. The two others have been released from the hospital. May was shot and killed by police on the library's front steps.

Within hours, Gov.Rick Scott released a statement offering condolences to the slain and injured deputies and commenting on the proximity of Saturday's shooting to the one at FSU.

"Today, we are saddened to learn of a Leon County sheriff's deputy who was killed in the line of duty this morning. We also learned that another sheriff's deputy was shot and wounded, and we hope for their speedy recovery," Scott said in the statement. "Law enforcement in our state's capital area faced especially tumultuous circumstances this week, and they have responded with the kind of bravery and heroism that families across Florida honor."

Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum and sate Rep. Alan Williams D-Tallahassee lauded the work of emergency responders in statements released after the shooting.

"Our fire and law enforcement officers put the safety