Nicholas Samuel

nicholas.samuel@tcpalm.com

GIFFORD — An off-duty Indian River County deputy was killed in a shooting late Friday, according to an Indian River County Sheriff's Office news release.

Deputies received multiple calls of a shooting about 9:30 p.m. in the 4400 block of 28th Avenue and found Corrections Deputy Garry Chambliss with a gunshot wound, the release states. He was taken to Indian River Medical Center, where he died from his injuries.

Suspects in the shooting were seen leaving the area in a black Chevrolet Camaro, the release states. Deputies located the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop at Powerline Road and County Road 510, where they took one suspect into custody. Deputies were still searching for a second suspect as of 12:30 a.m. Saturday.

"We are actively investigating this homicide as we face the difficult reality of losing one of our own to violence," Sheriff Deryl Loar said in the news release. "We will find those responsible for this senseless loss of life and put them in prison where they belong."

Chambliss was a veteran law enforcement officer who worked for the Sheriff's Office for more than 27 years, said sheriff's spokesman Eric Flowers.

The shooting remains under investigation.