Seven Broward County, Florida, deputies were placed on leave as the sheriff investigates what he called the "piss-poor" handling of an ongoing domestic violence dispute that ended in a triple homicide.

A South Florida sheriff delivered a blistering rebuke of his own deputies this week, saying his department “failed” in its handling of a lengthy domestic violence case that he says culminated in a triple homicide.

Seven Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies have been placed on administrative leave as an internal affairs investigation commences over a triple shooting in Tamarac.