Suspect in Hillsborough deputy shooting a former Marine

Suspect in Hillsborough deputy shooting a former Marine

By JOSH POLTILOVE, THE TAMPA TRIBUNE
Published: October 01, 2011
Updated: October 01, 2011 - 4:59 PM
TAMPA --
The former Marine accused of shooting a Hillsborough County deputy three times Friday night had post-traumatic stress disorder upon his return from Iraq, his uncle said today.

"I know he had been going to the VA hospital quite a bit, and they'd been putting him off, putting him off," Bob Buendia said of his nephew, 24-year-old Matthew Lane Buendia of Carrollwood. "He'd been getting frustrated."

Deputy Lyonelle De Veaux, 35, was shot twice in the leg and once in the shoulder while responding to a domestic call at 10:22 p.m. at Matthew Buendia's apartment complex.

De Veaux, a five-year sheriff's office veteran who works in the department's District 3, was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital. She was in good condition and alert late Saturday, spending time with her family at the hospital, sheriff's spokesman Larry McKinnon said.

"Right now we believe she is doing well," Sheriff David Gee said during a 4 a.m. press conference.
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