08-19-2017, 10:54 AM
Florida
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^ RIP Officer Matthew Baxter (Kissimmee Police Department). Baxter, 27, was married to a fellow Kissimmee Police officer, with whom he shared three young children.
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In grave condition: ^ Sgt. Richard "Sam" Howard (Kissimmee Police Department) is a father and 10-year veteran of the force.
“They are both wonderful men, family men. They are both very committed to the community,” Kissimmee Police Chief O’Dell told reporters today. “They were the epitome of what you ask for in law enforcement officers.”
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^ SUSPECT: Marine veteran Everett Glenn Miller, 45, was arrested after the shootings and charged with first degree premeditated murder.
Chief O’Dell confirmed that the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office recently took Miller into custody under Florida’s Baker Act, which allows involuntary commitment of people in mental health crises.
The shooting may have been an ambush, O'Dell said, as the officers responded to a suspicious activity call just before 9:30 pm Friday. Within minutes, gunfire erupted, surprising the officers, who were not able to return fire, O'Dell said.
Refs:
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/brea...story.html
http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/19/us/florida...index.html
^ RIP Officer Matthew Baxter (Kissimmee Police Department). Baxter, 27, was married to a fellow Kissimmee Police officer, with whom he shared three young children.
In grave condition: ^ Sgt. Richard "Sam" Howard (Kissimmee Police Department) is a father and 10-year veteran of the force.
“They are both wonderful men, family men. They are both very committed to the community,” Kissimmee Police Chief O’Dell told reporters today. “They were the epitome of what you ask for in law enforcement officers.”
^ SUSPECT: Marine veteran Everett Glenn Miller, 45, was arrested after the shootings and charged with first degree premeditated murder.
Chief O’Dell confirmed that the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office recently took Miller into custody under Florida’s Baker Act, which allows involuntary commitment of people in mental health crises.
The shooting may have been an ambush, O'Dell said, as the officers responded to a suspicious activity call just before 9:30 pm Friday. Within minutes, gunfire erupted, surprising the officers, who were not able to return fire, O'Dell said.
Refs:
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/brea...story.html
http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/19/us/florida...index.html