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  • Procession underway for Indian River Deputy shot and killed Friday morning

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    Deputy Terri Sweeting-Mashkow was killed, and two others were critically injured after a shooting broke out during an eviction notice on Friday, according to the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office. The suspect, Michael Halberstam, was being evicted from the home by his mother. Three deputies arrived at the home with a locksmith to remove him. However, once they arrived at the entry of the home, Halberstam began shooting toward the officials. “We’ve had seven calls to this residence all this month,” Indian River County Sheriff Eric Flowers said. “Almost all of them from the mother calling about him and her decision to ultimately evict him.” Sweeting-Mashkow, a 47-year-old deputy, had dedicated 25 years of service before losing her life. Halberstam and the locksmith are currently in critical condition and undergoing surgery. Sheriff Flowers stated that this marks the second line-of-duty death within the sheriff’s office in its 100-year history. A procession for Sweeting-Mashkow is expected to be underway at 5 p.m. on Friday. About the suspect Sheriff Flowers said Halberstam has a 2006 narcotic charge and a 2015 misdemeanor assault charge out of Virginia. Halberstam was allegedly fired from his job at UPS and previously made negative comments about the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office on his Facebook page. >>Watch the full news conference below

    Indian River County, FL, USA —

    Deputy Terri Sweeting-Mashkow was killed, and two others were critically injured after a shooting broke out during an eviction notice on Friday, according to the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office.

    The suspect, Michael Halberstam, was being evicted from the home by his mother.

    Three deputies arrived at the home with a locksmith to remove him.

    However, once they arrived at the entry of the home, Halberstam began shooting toward the officials.

    “We’ve had seven calls to this residence all this month,” Indian River County Sheriff Eric Flowers said. “Almost all of them from the mother calling about him and her decision to ultimately evict him.”

    Sweeting-Mashkow, a 47-year-old deputy, had dedicated 25 years of service before losing her life.

    Halberstam and the locksmith are currently in critical condition and undergoing surgery.

    Sheriff Flowers stated that this marks the second line-of-duty death within the sheriff’s office in its 100-year history.

    A procession for Sweeting-Mashkow is expected to be underway at 5 p.m. on Friday.

    About the suspect

    Sheriff Flowers said Halberstam has a 2006 narcotic charge and a 2015 misdemeanor assault charge out of Virginia.

    Halberstam was allegedly fired from his job at UPS and previously made negative comments about the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office on his Facebook page.

    >>Watch the full news conference below


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  • Hundreds turn out for ‘Workers Over Billionaires’ protests on Treasure Coast

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    Several hundred people gathered in Vero Beach and Port St. Lucie the morning of Sept. 1 for Labor Day protests dubbed “Workers Over Billionaires,” planned nationwide and calling for an end to what organizers called the “billionaire takeover” impacting working-class individuals.

    “A lot of people recognize that freedoms are being stripped away from the population, and things are getting scary. It is time for the people to step up and make their voices heard,” St. Lucie County Democratic Party Executive Board Chair Andi Poli said.

    Two events took place on the Treasure Coast: at 58th Avenue and State Road 60 in Indian River County, and along U.S. 1 in St. Lucie County in front of the MidFlorida Credit Union Event Center.

    The demonstrations are targeted to unify working-class people against billionaires who “are stealing from working families, destroying our democracy and building private armies to attack our towns and cities,” according to the May Day Strong website that organized the rallies.

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    “He’s (President Trump) just dismantling our democracy, one institution at a time.” Vero Beach resident Pat Holland said. “Every time we have a demonstration, I hope that it gets bigger because people are not putting up with it.”

    May Day protests kicked off on May 1, followed by the “No Kings Day” and “Good Trouble Lives On” protests in June and July, respectively. The Labor Day rally continues the movement.

    Gianna Montesano is TCPalm’s trending reporter. You can contact her at gianna.montesano@tcpalm.com, 772-409-1429, or follow her on X @gonthescene.

    Kaila Jones is a visual journalist for TCPalm and Treasure Coast Newspapers. You can reach her at kaila.jones@tcpalm.com and can view some of her recent work here.

    This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Hundreds turn out for ‘Workers Over Billionaires’ protests

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