*IN THE LINE OF DUTY* OFFICER DOWN

[Lady Cop]

a Fla. Deputy. no name yet.

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According to a spokesman with the Brevard County Sheriff's Office, the deputy responded to a call about a theft at a nearby store. The exact location of the store was not immediately confirmed.

A Brevard County deputy is dead after being shot by a suspected thief in Melbourne.

The shooting happened around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. Authorities confirmed shortly before 1 p.m. that the deputy, a female, did not survive.

The deputy pulled over the suspect along John Rodes Boulevard, when she was shot. She was rushed to the hospital, where she later died. Her identity was not immediately released.

Authorities said the suspect was then involved in a chase that ended with a rollover crash into a ditch off Turtle Mound Road.

As of 1:10 p.m., authorities said they are no longer searching for a suspect.

Officers with the Brevard County Sheriff's Office, Melbourne police and the Florida Highway Patrol have responded to both crime scenes.