
On Saturday, more than 25,000 police officers from across the country and even Canada attended Ramos’ funeral. Earlier, he had posted angry messages on social media against police and government, citing the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown, two black men killed by police. The gunman, Ismaaiyl Brinsley, then shot himself at a subway station. MORE NEWS: Gabby Petito: Florida lawyer, a mom of two, puts 20G bounty on Brian Laundrie. The latest incidents of shots fired at police come after New York police Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu were gunned down in their patrol car on December 20. A gunman shot and wounded a Florida police officer who was sitting in a patrol vehicle on Friday in an ambush-style attack, said the Miami Gardens Police Department, which apprehended the suspect. Police: Video shows Orlando officers ambushed by suspect with brick in downtown Orlando. Pasco County authorities are also searching for someone who spray-painted, “Shoot MP Cop” on a road barrier in Meadow Pointe, a subdivision. about a person causing a disturbance in a Panera Bread parking lot, WTLV-TV reported.

The Atlantic Beach Police Department said the incident occurred after the department received a call around 5 a.m. “Deputies did not see the suspect or the vehicle from which the shots were fired.”Ĭrime Stoppers of Tampa Bay is offering a $3,000 reward for information leading to the person or persons who fired at the officers. A police officer in Florida was seriously injured Thursday morning when a suspect knocked him out and stomped on his head. “Both deputies reported hearing the whizzing sound of each projectile as they flew by,” the sheriff’s office said. Someone fired three bullets at two deputies with the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office as they sat in their patrol car. LAPD Detective Megan Aguilar said that investigators have “nothing to indicate that there’s a nexus” between the shooting and recent nationwide protests against police brutality that have fueled animosity toward police.Īnd there was a second incident over the weekend in which police were fired at, this one in Florida on Sunday morning. On Monday, police reopened access to streets inside a six-block perimeter they set up overnight. Police warned residents to stay indoors in part of South Central Los Angeles. Brevard County Sheriff’s Office released dashcam footage from a traffic stop when two deputies. Another remains at large, prompting a manhunt that lasted for hours and involved about 100 officers, LAPD Capt. GRAPHIC VIDEO: Two Florida deputies ambushed during traffic stop. One suspect was arrested and two weapons, including a rifle, were recovered. The officers returned fire, authorities said, and no one was injured. LOS ANGELES - Two Los Angeles police officers were shot at Sunday night while they drove their patrol car in the southern part of the city, police said. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. "I already knew, considering he was laying there motionless, he was deceased."Īlthough the identity of the suspect has not been officially released by authorities, he was identified to CBS Los Angeles on Wednesday by family members as Justin Flores.This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. "I saw the suspect was on the ground," Kintsbury said. He said two more officers got there later and also came under fire. A south Florida police officer has been shot and wounded in what his chief is calling an ambush attack. he heard five gunshots before additional officers arrived. They were good men."Ī witness, Arthur Kintsbury, told CBS L.A.

Interim El Monte Police Chief Ben Lowry observed, "I've heard that the only way to take the sting out of death is to take the love out of life. The shooting, which included three suspects, took place. "We are grieving and it hurts," Lowry said. Orlando officers ended up in an ambush when three suspects opened fire on their vehicle (Orlando Police Department) Bodycam footage from the Orlando Police Department has shown Florida police officers taking part in a shootout in broad daylight. These two heroes paid the ultimate sacrifice. They took an oath to protect people and to serve them. "They do what hundreds of thousands of men and women do every day across the United States. According to recently released dashcam video from the Brevard County Sheriff’s. "They paid the ultimate sacrifice serving their community trying to help somebody," Lowry remarked. Two Florida deputies were ambushed during a traffic stop in Brevard County.

The mayor said the veteran officer grew up and attended the school in the city. A 5-year-old girl died when the car she was riding in crashed into a retention pond off Floridas Interstate 95 during a high-speed police pursuit of her suspected kidnapper, Jacksonville Sheriff. El Monte police said one officer had 22 years of experience and the other was with the department less than a year.
