More Florida Gun Violence

Shall we take a guess at whether this shooter obtained the weapon(s) involved legally or illegally?  Is there any doubt that this is yet another example of a person who was armed that should never, ever have had a firearm in his possession?

From NewsJax4 in Florida by way of MSNBC.com:

3 Lake City Police Officers Shot

Officers Survive Shooting; Suspect Remains Barricaded In House

POSTED: Friday, September 23, 2011

UPDATED: 5:15 pm EDT September 23, 2011

LAKE CITY, Fla. -- Three Lake City police officers were hospitalized after being shot while serving an injunction Friday afternoon near downtown.The Columbia County Sheriff's Office said the officers were serving a domestic violence injunction at a home at Hilton Avenue and Matthew Streets just before 2 p.m. when they were shot. Two of them were flown to Shands Medical Center in Gainesville and one was hospitalized in Lake City. All three were reported to be in stable condition.

Photo By Elizabeth Cate Lake City police officers have guns drawn in a standoff after three officers were shot by a suspect.

The Florida Highway Patrol reported that the suspect was barricaded inside the house, and nearby homes and businesses were locked down. Neighboring police agencies were assisting at the scene and a helicopter was circling the area, which is behind a post office and only two blocks from the Lake City Police Department.Lake City police, FHP troopers, Columbia, Suwannee and Alachua County sheriff's deputies had the house surrounded. A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission helicopter was circling the area.Dana Schreiner, of WJTK radio, said buses were brought in to evacuate children from a girls club near the police activity. He said others in the neighborhood were asked to stay in their homes.