Sheriff's Lt. Brodie Hughes said the alligator bit the deputy on the leg and a second deputy shot and wounded the gator, the Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel reported Friday.

The deputies were responding to witness reports of an alligator in the parking lot of Brightside Apartments in Deltona.

The injured deputy, who had wounds to his left thigh and knee, was taken to Halifax Health Medical Center and listed in serious but stable condition.

The alligator was killed by nuisance alligator trapper Jerry Flynn, who said he plans to sell the slain reptile for its meat and hide, the Sentinel said.