Hundreds of law enforcement officers searched for a second day on Tuesday for the man suspected in the fatal shooting of a policewoman in Orlando, Florida.
Orlando Police Chief John Mina said teams of detectives were tracking down leads, while hundreds of officers searched for the suspect, identified as Markeith Loyd, 41, of Orlando.
“We will not stop until we find him,” Mina said in a video posted by the agency on Twitter, assuring the community it was still safe.
The manhunt claimed the life of a local sheriff’s deputy who died in a collision.
Authorities offered a reward of up to $60,000 for information about Loyd, who was wanted in connection with the December murder of his pregnant ex-girlfriend.
The slain officer, Master Sergeant Debra Clayton, 42, was shot on Monday after Loyd was spotted at a local Walmart, police said. Loyd and Clayton exchanged gunfire, according to police. Loyd was not believed to have been hit.
Clayton, a decorated 17-year Orlando police veteran, died at a hospital. Her patrol car was parked outside police headquarters alongside a funeral wreath on Tuesday, the agency said on Twitter.
Local media said Clayton was one of the first officers to respond to the Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando in which a gunman killed 49 people last June in the deadliest shooting rampage in modern U.S. history.
During the police chase of Loyd, an Orange County sheriff’s deputy was killed in a collision between his motorcycle and a van, police said.
Deputy First Class Norman Lewis, 35, was an 11-year-veteran who once played collegiate football. On Twitter, the Orlando police department called him “a hero known as the gentle giant.”
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-florida-police-idUSKBN14U21B
Hundreds of law enforcement officers searched for a second day on Tuesday for the man suspected in the fatal shooting of a policewoman in Orlando, Florida.
but if it were your family member I would venture to guess that number would be like 1 or maybe 2 .. but more then likely zero
i hope they find a dead end
and , did i read this story right? it ended up being a two-fer as another careless cop that thought its all about him, got snuffed in a wreck? probably thinking he dont have to follow traffic laws?
Correct, it was two pigs for the price of one. Yesterday was a good day.
Of course you’re right about the pigs putting maybe one percent (max) of the resources into arresting someone for the murder of Joe Citizen that they put into finding the killer of a cop. The guy they’re looking for in this case had already been wanted for murdering a pregnant woman some time prior to his killing of that pig. It was only when the latter happened that the big manhunt began. So what are we paying the police for, anyway? To protect the public, or to protect themselves?
The killer has been on the run now for quite some time. If he’s smart, he’ll lie VERY low until the heat dies down. But since they know his identity, he’ll be found eventually. When that happens, hopefully he’ll take at least one more pig with him. He’d be a fool to let them take him alive in any case.
Yup, I’d say to protect themselves
The girl was more than likely personal
So most armed patriots he’s no threat unless he makes himself one
Two-fer ,.. maybe more to come out of this guy?
Throw in some pissed off bikers , a few gang members , some of the mob , and some normal folks that have been done wrong and the war on “terror” and you have a large group of people that have a score to settle
Wakey wakey
“Hundreds of law enforcement officers searched for a second day on Tuesday…”
HOW MANY?
This is for JUST ONE GUY, right?
Them resources are gonna be stretched MIGHTY THIN, come the time when the pigs start getting smoked on a DAILY basis… say one or two average per state.
I don’t think they have the numbers.
If something were to make even one percent of the US adult population simultaneously angry enough to bring a fight to the pigs, the latter would be in DEEP crap. That’s especially the case when we consider that most police don’t shoot more than a couple hundred rounds per year, and their qualification tests are ludicrously easy.
The military are even fewer in number than the pigs. Today’s US military has a very small “tip-to-tail” ratio; i.e., a LOT more personnel work in support than specialize in combat. The typical soldier can’t shoot worth a damn. Of course there are exceptions (snipers, Army Rangers, etc.), but they are relatively few in number.
The military certainly has better weapons than the civilian population, but those weapons can be captured. Furthermore, any use of the really heavy stuff, especially in urban areas, would be self-defeating. It would cause tremendous collateral damage to people and infrastructure on which the government depends. The deaths of noncombatants would also do wonders for recruitment into anti-government forces, just as is seen in the “War of Terror.”
The greatest weapon the Fedcoats wield against the US population is FEAR. It’s been said by many: the fear of death is the beginning of slavery. Conversely, no one is more free, and more dangerous, than a man who has conquered his fear of death. If enough Americans ever reach that point and feel they have nothing to lose, sh!t will really hit the fan.
“The greatest weapon the Fedcoats wield against the US population is FEAR.”
Unchallenged.
I posted an article a couple years back about the top 10 things Americans fear most. Know what # 1 was?
spiders
This might even qualify as a threefer–sort of! “Local media said Clayton was one of the first officers to respond to the Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando in which a gunman killed 49 people last June in the deadliest shooting rampage in modern U.S. history.” Dead witnesses tell no tales, nor do they corroborate other tales.
Dam good point.. maybe he was taken out because he couldnt be kept quiet ?
Or.. he wanted to be paid more to keep quiet