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By Marcus Chen
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Neighbors in the Pirates Wood neighborhood said they were shaken after a family shooting left a father and his adult son dead Thursday morning, including the son’s fatal exchange of gunfire with deputies.The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called to a reported home invasion on Doubloon Way around 2 a.m. When they arrived, they heard gunshots inside the home, Sheriff Bill Leeper said.Deputies returned to their patrol cars for rifles, then saw the son running near a wooded area, Leeper said. The man turned and fired a handgun at deputies, who returned fire. Deputies tried to provide first aid, including applying tourniquets, but the man died at the scene, Leeper said.Deputies then went inside and found the father dead from gunshot wounds and a woman unharmed. No deputies were injured. The woman was cooperating with authorities, and officials said there was no active threat to the community.The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the deputy-involved sh