*IN THE LINE OF DUTY* OFFICER DOWN

[HairOfTheDog]

RIP Robert German, 31 -- Windemere, Florida

A five-year veteran with the Windermere Police Department in Florida, German had just returned to the force after being on "light-duty status" following surgery for an injury he suffered several months ago, Windermere Police Chief David Ogden said.

"All he wanted to do is be a cop," the chief said. "Officer German was a good cop. He was one of the finest police officers that we had in this agency."

German called for support after witnessing reported teen runaways Brandon Goode-18 and Alexandria Hollinghurst -17 (pictured below). The runaways were walking along a street early Saturday. But when backup arrived, German was found lying on the ground, suffering from a gunshot wound -- at which point the responding officers heard two gun shots and found the two teens dead nearby. Officer German was rushed to an Orlando hospital where he was pronounced dead.


The runaway teen murderers / suicides

Full story, including letters the teens left for their families:
http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/26/justice/fl...?hpt=ju_c1