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71-Year-Old Woman Dies After Shooting Officers at Port Orange Police Station

Linda Jean Croteau died after shooting officers at the Port Orange Police Department lobby.

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A 71-year-old woman identified as Linda Jean Croteau entered the main lobby of the Port Orange Police Department headquarters at 4545 Clyde Morris Blvd. on Thursday morning around 8:30 a.m. and fired one shot toward civilian staff before leaving the lobby. [1] Police issued an update on Friday confirming that Linda Jean Croteau had passed away following the shooting incident. [2] Croteau died at a hospital on Friday, September 4, 2026. [3] Officers shot Croteau multiple times after she fell to the ground and appeared to reach for the gun a second time. [4] The Port Orange Police Department released surveillance video showing a woman firing a gun inside the lobby of the police station on Thursday morning. [5] Chief Manny Marino stated during a news conference on Thursday that responding officers confronted Croteau while she was still holding the firearm, though it is unclear if she saw an employee and was aiming at them. [6] The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has been notified and has taken over the investigation into the shooting, while a motive has not yet been determined. [7]
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  1. A 71-year-old woman identified as Linda Jean Croteau entered the main lobby of the Port Orange Police Department headquarters at 4545 Clyde Morris Blvd. on Thursday morning around 8:30 a.m. and fired one shot toward civilian staff before leaving the lobby. · WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando
  2. Police issued an update on Friday confirming that Linda Jean Croteau had passed away following the shooting incident. · WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando
  3. Croteau died at a hospital on Friday, September 4, 2026. · FOX 35 Orlando
  4. Officers shot Croteau multiple times after she fell to the ground and appeared to reach for the gun a second time. · FOX 35 Orlando
  5. The Port Orange Police Department released surveillance video showing a woman firing a gun inside the lobby of the police station on Thursday morning. · FOX 35 Orlando
  6. Chief Manny Marino stated during a news conference on Thursday that responding officers confronted Croteau while she was still holding the firearm, though it is unclear if she saw an employee and was aiming at them. · WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando
  7. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has been notified and has taken over the investigation into the shooting, while a motive has not yet been determined. · WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando
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