Master Deputy Sheriff Bradley Michael Link, 28, was fatally shot on August 2, 2024, while responding to a disturbance call near County Road 439 and Brookside Drive, north of State Road 44 in the Eustis area of Lake County, Florida. Deputies encountered a kicked-in door and yelling, and upon entering were met with heavy gunfire from inside the home. Deputy Link was struck multiple times and became trapped; he was later airlifted to a hospital but succumbed to his wounds.

Two fellow deputies were also wounded: Deputy Stefano Gargano suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the abdomen and under the arm and was in critical condition, and Deputy Harold Howell was wounded in the wrist and underwent surgery. A firefight continued between deputies outside and occupants inside. During the SWAT rescue effort, Michael Sulpizio was found with a gunshot wound, and two adopted daughters of the Sulpizios were found dead from self-inflicted gunshot wounds.

Julie Ann Sulpizio, 48, was arrested and charged with premeditated first-degree murder of a law enforcement officer and multiple related charges. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating. Deputy Link was escorted from the medical examiner’s office to a funeral home; he is survived by his wife Brittany and his parents Christi and Daniel.

Did anyone in the Eustis area see activity near Brookside Drive on August 2 that could help clarify what happened?