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Kissimmee Shooting: 6 Officers Shot, 1 Fatally, In 2 Us States

Kissimmee Shooting: 6 Officers Shot, 1 Fatally, In 2 Us States
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Six law enforcement officers were shot, including 1 fatally, by militants in three separate incidents in the span of several hours in the US states of Florida and Pennsylvania.

Kissimmee Shooting: 6 Officers Shot, 1 Fatally, In 2 Us States

Police officers Matthew Baxter and Sam Howard were shot Friday night in Kissimmee, Florid, in an area of the city known for drug activity, Kissimmee Police Chief Jeff O'Dell said at a news conference Saturday.

Baxter died later in a hospital and Howard was critically injured, O'Dell said. They did not have an opportunity to return fire, he said.

"They were surprised," O'Dell said. When asked whether they were ambushed, he said, "It's too early to tell, but it's leading that way."

Three suspects were in custody and a fourth was being sought.

Two other police officers were shot and wounded in the northern Florida city of Jacksonville while responding to reports of a shooter in an apartment.

"It's a tough time for law enforcement," O'Dell said of the Jacksonville shooting. "It's getting tough to do the job."

Florida Governor Rick Scott issued a statement on Twitter saying he was "hearbroken," adding that "we stand with ALL law enforcement in Florida."

In Fairchance, Pennsylvania, two State Police troopers were shot, officials said. Both officers are stable and expected to survive. The suspect is dead.

"Two state troopers shot and [the] suspect is deceased," Pennsylvania State Police spokeswoman Melinda Bondarenka said. "We are not releasing any more details at this time."

Tensions have been high between police and minority communities in recent years following a spate of high-profile killings of unarmed African American men by white police and their subsequent acquittal.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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