FILE- In this Oct. 21, 2019 file photo, former Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel appears before the Senate Rules Committee concerning his dismissal by Gov.
Ron DeSantis, in Tallahassee, Fla. Israel is running against Sheriff Gregory Tony in the upcoming Florida primary.
(AP Photo/Steve Cannon, File)FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. โ The two shootings dominating the Democratic primary for sheriff in Broward County, Florida, couldn't be more different.
DeSantis' decision was upheld by the Republican-led state Senate, even though its investigator found DeSantis' grounds didnโt meet Florida law.
But Tony, 41, quickly made enemies with the primary deputies' union, which said he fired and disciplined deputies accused of misconduct without due process and wouldn't communicate.