FORT PIERCE — Relatives of Susan Teel, fatally shot by an Indian River County sheriff's deputy in her home just more than a week ago, are not pushing for the deputy to be criminally charged in the shooting, the family's lawyer said Friday.

Stuart-based attorney Guy Rubin, of Rubin & Rubin, said Friday the family is seeking "fairness, transparency and integrity." He declined to say whether he's considering a civil lawsuit.

"We don't want to put the cart in front of the horse," Rubin said during a news conference he called in front of the St. Lucie County Courthouse, a central location for those attending. He said he's waiting to see the investigation results.

The Sheriff's Office and the State Attorney's Office are conducting separate investigations into the events surrounding the shooting. A grand jury will determine whether criminal charges should be brought.

Deputy Jonathan Lozada responded to Teel's Carriage Lake Way home southwest of Vero Beach the night of July 26 after a 911 call about Susan Teel, 62, cutting her wrists in a suicide attempt. The Sheriff's Office reported she lunged at Lozada with a butcher knife and the deputy shot her, killing her.

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Rubin, who read from a prepared statement, said Lozada — who is on paid administrative leave per department policy after being involved in a shooting — could have prevented the shooting from happening.

"Isn't it time we have deputies trained to handle these cases more like the negotiator and less like Rambo?" Rubin said.

During a July 27 news conference about the shooting, Sheriff Deryl Loar said it was the only choice the deputy had. Neither Loar nor his spokesman could be reached Friday.

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No one disputes that Teel attempted suicide and that she lunged at Lozada with a knife, Rubin said.

"Let me be clear," Rubin said. "Susan Teel wanted to die that night. Her family tried desperately to stop her. Ultimately, she was successful in committing suicide by cop."

Rubin described the events leading to the shooting as told to him by Susan Teel's husband, emergency room physician Dr. Dudley Teel, who was in the home during the shooting.

Susan Teel and Lozada were upstairs and Dudley Teel was about halfway up the stairs when the shooting happened, Rubin said.

He said Lozada had a brief, verbal exchange with Susan Teel, with her shouting "go ahead and shoot," and Lozada saying "she's got a knife" before saying something to the effect of "don't come closer" before shots were fired.

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This is a different picture than the one Loar painted during his news conference, Rubin said. Loar said Lozada was attacked as soon as he reached the top of the steps and the decision to shoot was made in a split second, Rubin said.

"There was never any indication Susan was a threat to anyone other than herself," Rubin said.

Dudley Teel said he has happy memories of his wife, of sitting on the back porch and drinking coffee, of watching the birds and of exercising together.

"Basically, we were a happy family, and then things spiraled out of control and got worse and worse," Dudley Teel said at the news conference.

He said several times during his brief comments, which were limited to describing the character of his wife and not the events of the night of the shooting, that he was not willing to elaborate on what caused his wife to attempt suicide.

Two days before the shooting, police reports show Susan Teel was assaulted by her son James, 36. He was charged with domestic violence and is out of the Indian River County Jail on a $2,000 bail. Rubin said the assault was "probably a major factor in her inconsolable depression."

The Teels' other son, Connor, 27, stood beside his father during the news conference, but did not comment.