Florida children’s home pauses emergency shelter program after youths are charged with attempted murder of deputies

Law enforcement officers returned fire, shooting the girl in the abdomen and arm; her condition was stable Wednesday, the county sheriff’s office said. The boy surrendered and was not injured, the sheriff’s office said.

The CEO of the children’s home said Wednesday that because of this incident it would stop providing its emergency shelter program “until such time if/when that we feel that we can do so in a safe manner for the children coming into care and simultaneously protect our staff.”

“At this juncture, the level of children who are being sent to us through emergency shelter care at…