Corrections officer trainee fatally shot guard
GENEVA, Fla. (AP) – The Seminole County Sheriff’s office is investigating a fatal shooting involving a prison guard and a corrections officer in training.
Authorities say 45-year-old Jeff Thomas fatally shot 37-year-old Melanie Lee Sunday morning. He was seriously injured by deputies who responded to the shooting.
Thomas is a corrections officer in training at the Seminole County Jail. Lee was a state corrections officer.
Investigators say Thomas and Lee had moved in together about two weeks ago in Titusville. A motive for the shooting was not known Monday morning.