Orlando police officer shot, killed; $60,000 reward offered for suspect
Source: Orlando Sentinel
Two Orlando-area law enforcement officers were killed this morning, one shot by a murder suspect who managed to get away and a second killed in a crash while officers and deputies scrambled to find him.
Orlando police Master Sgt. Debra Clayton was shot early this morning by a murder suspect as she tried to detain him, the agency reported. He managed to get away. A sheriff's deputy later was killed in a crash while officers and deputies spread out to find him.
Law enforcement responded with a manhunt that included hundreds of officers. They also offered a $60,000 reward for anyone helping them capture the suspect, Markeith Loyd, 41, who was accused of murdering his pregnant girlfriend in December.
Orlando Police Chief John Mina called Clayton, a mother of two, "a hero. She gave her life for the community she loves."
Read more: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-orlando-police-officer-killed-20170109-story.html
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)He (Loyd) has a long criminal history and on Nov. 30 wrote this on his Facebook page, "Goals!!!! To be on Americas most wanted."
America's Most Wanted was cancelled years ago.
SoCalMusicLover
(3,194 posts)More guns are obviously needed.
fairwitness42
(22 posts)of what fraction of the people at baggage claim at Fort L the other day were thinking to themselves as they watched their fellow passengers being murdered "Wow, I sure am glad there are no good guys with guns in this here place"?
TexasBushwhacker
(20,219 posts)I doubt that is the case.
fairwitness42
(22 posts)which seems to be too difficult for some...
JCanete
(5,272 posts)definitely improved the situation. Hell, it could cut a lot of ways, but I think there's a good chance that could be a recipe for more dead people, not less.
fairwitness42
(22 posts)Would you care to try again?
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pintobean
(18,101 posts)Let's make jokes about the murdered cop.
But, what can we expect from someone who posts text after putting 'nt' in the subject line?
Sissyk
(12,665 posts)The best to Ms. Clayton's family.