The shooting was targeted, the sheriff's office says. It has not identified the deputy but said he was 39 years old and was with PBSO for three years.

An off-duty Palm Beach County Sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed in a targeted ambush outside his Belle Glade home late Monday, the Sheriff’s Office said.

An off-duty Palm Beach County corrections deputy was fatally shot in a "targeted incident." Despite emergency transport to a hospital, the 39-year-old was pronounced dead. No suspect details have been released.