Florida sheriff rips state’s juvenile system after 2 youths flee facility, get into shootout with deputies

A Florida sheriff ripped the state’s juvenile justice system Tuesday night as a 14-year-old girl was “fighting for her life” after she and a 12-year-old boy got into a shootout with Volusia County deputies.

The youths had fled a county juvenile facility then broke into an empty home in Osteen, Volusia County, where they found three firearms and 200 rounds of ammunition, Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood told reporters.

The youths then allegedly fired upon deputies multiple times before…