Teh One Who Knocks
01-09-2017, 03:26 PM
FOX News
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DEVELOPING – A wanted murder suspect accused of shooting and killing an Orlando police officer outside a Walmart was on the run Monday, as police warned the convicted felon with a long rap sheet may be armed and dangerous.
The suspect, identified as 41-year-old Markeith Loyd, was accused of murdering his pregnant girlfriend last month, Fox 35 reported. He had been arrested 20 times in Orange County since 1994, according to court records.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Orlando Police Department family is heartbroken today. One of our own was taken in the line of duty. There are no words. <a href="https://t.co/M48o1nnr4h">pic.twitter.com/M48o1nnr4h</a></p>— Orlando Police (@OrlandoPolice) <a href="https://twitter.com/OrlandoPolice/status/818475021869977600">January 9, 2017</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Loyd was wearing a security uniform at the time of Monday's shooting, a witness told WFTV.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">POLICE & Deputies racing to active scene in Pine Hills <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Fox35?src=hash">#Fox35</a> <a href="https://t.co/kDhAqpW5tb">pic.twitter.com/kDhAqpW5tb</a></p>— David Williams (@DWilliamsTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/DWilliamsTV/status/818446503236763648">January 9, 2017</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
"(The shooter) was an average looking dude, he walked by me, had a security vest and everything," witness James Herman told the station. "I was walking down the sidewalk, right past the officer, and I heard her tell him to stop, or whatever, and he shot her. He shot her down."
Herman said a shopper had tipped off the unnamed officer -- who was putting bags in the trunk of her vehicle -- that Loyd was in the Walmart waiting to check out. As the officer walked towards the store, the suspect barged out and fired at least 12 shots, according to Herman. Three shots hit the officer, WFTV reported.
Police swarmed the Pine Hills area a few miles west of Orlando in their hunt for the suspect, and said he abandoned a stolen vehicle not far from the Walmart.
City Commissioner Regina I. Hill identified the officer as her Orlando Police Dept. liaison. The officer's heart briefly stopped while paramedics were racing her to Orlando Regional Medical Center, rescuers said.
Officials locked down 13 schools in the area. Evidence markers were spotted in the Walmart parking lot.
Orange County sheriff's deputies rushed to the scene after they got word that an "officer needs help," the Orlando Sentinel reported.
Students and staff in the locked-down schools were safe, Fox 35 added.
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DEVELOPING – A wanted murder suspect accused of shooting and killing an Orlando police officer outside a Walmart was on the run Monday, as police warned the convicted felon with a long rap sheet may be armed and dangerous.
The suspect, identified as 41-year-old Markeith Loyd, was accused of murdering his pregnant girlfriend last month, Fox 35 reported. He had been arrested 20 times in Orange County since 1994, according to court records.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Orlando Police Department family is heartbroken today. One of our own was taken in the line of duty. There are no words. <a href="https://t.co/M48o1nnr4h">pic.twitter.com/M48o1nnr4h</a></p>— Orlando Police (@OrlandoPolice) <a href="https://twitter.com/OrlandoPolice/status/818475021869977600">January 9, 2017</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Loyd was wearing a security uniform at the time of Monday's shooting, a witness told WFTV.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">POLICE & Deputies racing to active scene in Pine Hills <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Fox35?src=hash">#Fox35</a> <a href="https://t.co/kDhAqpW5tb">pic.twitter.com/kDhAqpW5tb</a></p>— David Williams (@DWilliamsTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/DWilliamsTV/status/818446503236763648">January 9, 2017</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
"(The shooter) was an average looking dude, he walked by me, had a security vest and everything," witness James Herman told the station. "I was walking down the sidewalk, right past the officer, and I heard her tell him to stop, or whatever, and he shot her. He shot her down."
Herman said a shopper had tipped off the unnamed officer -- who was putting bags in the trunk of her vehicle -- that Loyd was in the Walmart waiting to check out. As the officer walked towards the store, the suspect barged out and fired at least 12 shots, according to Herman. Three shots hit the officer, WFTV reported.
Police swarmed the Pine Hills area a few miles west of Orlando in their hunt for the suspect, and said he abandoned a stolen vehicle not far from the Walmart.
City Commissioner Regina I. Hill identified the officer as her Orlando Police Dept. liaison. The officer's heart briefly stopped while paramedics were racing her to Orlando Regional Medical Center, rescuers said.
Officials locked down 13 schools in the area. Evidence markers were spotted in the Walmart parking lot.
Orange County sheriff's deputies rushed to the scene after they got word that an "officer needs help," the Orlando Sentinel reported.
Students and staff in the locked-down schools were safe, Fox 35 added.