Two arrests have been made and one man will be charged with attempted murder after officials say he shot at police during an undercover drug sting in an area where many UCF students live and visit every day.
Ereka Hill, 40, and Shontell McCauley, 41, were arrested Tuesday following a shootout with police that occurred outside of a Lowe’s in the area of Lake Underhill Road and Alafaya Trail.
Just before 11 a.m. Tuesday morning, undercover members of the Orange County Street Narcotics Unit were conducting a drug operation and were meeting with two suspects in a pickup truck parked in the Lowe’s parking lot.
As other undercover deputies moved in to make arrests, McCauley, who was seated in the driver’s seat, fired several shots out of an open passenger window at an undercover OCSO deputy, officials say.
The deputy returned fire and no one was injured. According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, McCauley gave himself up and was arrested for Attempted Homicide of a Law Enforcement Officer. Both suspects will be charged with Drug Possession with an Intent to Distribute.
The deputy will be placed on administrative leave.
