An investigation is underway after a Hernando County deputy shot a suspect following a traffic stop. The suspect’s family spoke to 8 On Your Side and said their family member is dead, we have not heard back from the Sheriff’s Office on confirmation.

Incident happened just after 9 p.m. near the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and South Brooksville Avenue Hernando County Sheriff Al Nienhuis said the deputy was injured when the suspect bit him;