GIFFORD, FLORIDA — A Florida Sheriffs deputy is recovering after engaging in a violent firefight with an alleged drug dealer during a traffic stop. Indian River .\r
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1. What was supposed to have been a routine traffic stop in Gifford, Florida, went horribly awry and ended in a violent shootout between a police officer and a .\r
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Dashcam footage shows Indian River County Sheriffs Deputy Christopher Lester being punched and shot at by Andrew Coffee during a traffic stop.\r
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Indian River County Sheriffs Deputy Chris Lester initiated a traffic stop on Andrew Jeff Coffee, 53, of Vero Beach, who was riding a moped without a license plate .