Police officer gunned down is the 5th killed in the US this year

Source: CNN



By Susannah Cullinane and Hollie Silverman, CNN

Updated 7:15 AM ET, Mon January 21, 2019

(CNN) - An Alabama police officer has died after being shot on Sunday, according to the Mobile Police Department.

Officer Sean Tuder, 30, was shot by a suspect with prior warrants while doing follow up work on an investigation, Police Chief Lawrence Battiste told a press conference covered by CNN affiliate WKRG.

The suspect, Marco Perez, 19, was taken into custody, he said.

WKRG reported that District Attorney Ashley Rich has authorized capital murder charges against Perez.


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