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Deputies Ryan Rathbun and Jason Thompson responded to multiple 911 calls about two neighbors shooting at each other from different houses in the 3000 block of Green Valley Drive near Kendall.
They arrived and from across the street attempted to talk to 60-year-old Joel Berck Young, who fired birdshot toward his neighbor.
Young, who according to reports appeared intoxicated, waved his 12-gauge shotgun before firing at both deputies' heads. He has been charged with two counts of first-degree attempted murder, six counts of reckless endangerment, assault while armed with a firearm and felony harassment.
Since then, Rathbun and Thompson have undergone numerous medical procedures and treatments. Both recovered and returned to service a year later.