6 Cops Shot Friday in Separate Incidents

By Gina Carey

August 20, 2017

Three separate shootings in Florida and Pennsylvania Friday have taken the life of one police officer while injuring five more.

NPR reports that Officer Matthew Baxter was killed and Sgt. Sam Howard remains in “grave critical condition” after responding to an incident in central Kissimmee, Fla., Friday evening. Per CNN, the officers were caught off guard by gunfire when responding to a suspicious activity call.

They were unable to return fire in the possible ambush. Florida Gov. Rick Scott called Baxter, a father of three and three-year veteran on the force, a hero, tweeting: “Tonight we lost a brave officer - Matthew Baxter. Husband/father/hero. Praying for @kissimmeepolice”; President Trump also sent condolences over social media after the news broke. Kissimmee police have three suspects in custody and are searching for another.

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