Post by Logan on Jan 23, 2016 5:10:45 GMT -6
A South Florida police officer was shot and wounded Friday in what his chief called an ambush attack.
Miami Gardens Police Chief Antonio Brooklen told reporters that Officer David Starling's injuries are not life-threatening. Brooklen said officers arrested a suspect after a short car chase that ended when the suspect's black BMW sports-utility vehicle crashed, and he fled on foot. The suspect, identified later Friday as 24-year-old David Andres Mejia, was soon captured in a nearby yard.
Brooklen said Starling was fired upon numerous times Friday morning as he filled out an accident report in his marked patrol vehicle. Mejia also fired at other officers during the chase, but Brooklen said no shots were fired by police. The chief said a motive for the shooting wasn't known, but he said the suspect was "someone who decided to ambush a police officer."
"If you have that much hate and aggression to attempt to assassinate a police officer who is paid to protect and serve, there is no justification for it. None whatsoever," Brooklen said at a news conference.
Continued at www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-ap-miami-gardens-police-officer-shot-20160122-story.html
Miami Gardens Police Chief Antonio Brooklen told reporters that Officer David Starling's injuries are not life-threatening. Brooklen said officers arrested a suspect after a short car chase that ended when the suspect's black BMW sports-utility vehicle crashed, and he fled on foot. The suspect, identified later Friday as 24-year-old David Andres Mejia, was soon captured in a nearby yard.
Brooklen said Starling was fired upon numerous times Friday morning as he filled out an accident report in his marked patrol vehicle. Mejia also fired at other officers during the chase, but Brooklen said no shots were fired by police. The chief said a motive for the shooting wasn't known, but he said the suspect was "someone who decided to ambush a police officer."
"If you have that much hate and aggression to attempt to assassinate a police officer who is paid to protect and serve, there is no justification for it. None whatsoever," Brooklen said at a news conference.
Continued at www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-ap-miami-gardens-police-officer-shot-20160122-story.html