Officer killed in Orlando, suspect at large
By: The Associated Press
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — An Orlando police officer who was gunned down while on duty has died.
Orlando police announced the officer’s death on its official Twitter account Monday morning. The shooting happened near a Walmart store in Orlando earlier Monday morning.
The tweet said, “One of our own was taken in the line of duty. There are no words.”
With the Twitter post was a video of the officer’s body being taken out of the hospital to a waiting van in a flag-covered stretcher.
Police tell news outlets that suspect Markeith Loyd is still on the run. A massive manhunt is underway and several schools are in lockdown mode.
Police have asked anyone with information to contact this.
A news conference is scheduled for 10:45 a.m. at Orlando Regional Medical Center.
DEVELOPING: Manhunt underway after Orlando Police officer was shot and killed this morning. https://t.co/ChIz1JReCN pic.twitter.com/RlzdVGbWfL
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