‘Whacked’ suspect armed with machete crawls into bed with victim, slices Sarasota deputy before being killed

SARASOTA, Fla. - Two Sarasota County deputies shot and killed a burglary suspect who investigators say cut another deputy with a machete after breaking into a home Thursday morning.The sheriff's office said the deputies responded to the home in the area of Richardson Way and Fruitville Road around 9:30 a.m.

after the homeowner called 911.The homeowner, who was sleeping in an efficiency apartment attached to his home, told dispatchers that he woke up to find an unknown man in the apartment sharpening a machete with a baseball bat."I have an intruder that broke into my home.

He’s got a damn machete and he’s a little whacked," said the homeowner in the 911 call.As he called 911, the victim fled from the apartment, and deputies arrived minutes later to find the suspect still inside, the sheriff's office said."I woke up on a mattress and there’s a guy lying next to me saying, ‘I love you’.

I’m weirded out. He’s got my machete in his hand. Boy, thank God they got here quick," the homeowner said on the call.Four deputies went into the efficiency unit, where they said the suspect advanced toward them with the machete, slicing one of the deputies on his hand and causing a severe injury.READ: Armed carjacking suspect who wanted 'shootout with law enforcement' shot and killed by Pinellas deputies"I pray to God he doesn’t lose his fingers or his hand.