Drew
09-14-2007, 03:45 AM
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070914/ap_on_re_us/officers_injured;_ylt=Ao8xS.a53igIqKz4FpGwVpqs0NUE
By DAVID FISCHER, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 29 minutes ago
CUTLER BAY, Fla. - A gunman opened fire on four Miami-Dade County police officers during a traffic stop Thursday, killing one and injuring the other three. Police killed the suspect hours later, authorities said.
Dozens of officers from police departments across South Florida had been searching for 12 hours for the suspect, who investigators identified as Shawn Sherwin Labeet, 25. Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez said Labeet was found shortly before midnight Thursday in a Pembroke Pines apartment complex about 30 miles north of the initial shooting scene.
"There was an exchange of gunfire and the subject was shot and killed," Alvarez said.
He said the family of the dead officer was informed of Labeet's death.
"They asked us for one thing," Alvarez said. "They asked us to catch the subject. Well, I'm happy to report that shortly before midnight, we found the subject."
Alvarez identified the dead officer as Jose Somohano, 37, a married father of two. Another officer, Jody Wright, 31, underwent several hours of surgery to repair her severely injured leg. The other two officers were treated and released.
The officers were conducting burglary surveillance in the Cutler Bay area of southern Miami-Dade County when they stopped the man because he was driving a car erratically, police spokeswoman Linda O'Brien said. The man opened fire with a high-powered weapon without warning and fled. It was not immediately clear whether the officers returned fire.
Labeet, who may have been wearing a bulletproof vest, fled in his car, which was found abandoned 5 miles away, officials said. An AK-47 assault rifle was found inside, Alvarez said. It wasn't immediately known if it was the weapon used in the shooting.
Labeet's girlfriend had earlier given officers the name of another man, Alvarez said. Investigators wasted several hours looking for him before he came forward hundreds of miles away in Jacksonville, hearing that he was wanted. He was not involved in the shooting.
"I'm sure she'll be facing some charges," Alvarez said of Labeet's girlfriend.
Several schools were locked down during the search in Miami-Dade and Broward counties, in suburban Miami.
Two other officers were shot separately last month in neighboring Broward County. One was killed, the other badly injured.
More in-depth article that describes the shootout where the four cops were shot:
http://www.miamiherald.com/457/story/237028.html
This guy basically picked the wrong time to shoot or kill a cop. I know there's never a good time but, for whatever reason, there have been a rash of killings just recently here. Just a couple weeks ago a cop was running tags in a Walgreens not 10 minutes from my house and two guys walked up and shot him to death. They still haven't caught them, and essentially it seems to be a cold case, although they aren't saying that. Less than two weeks before that another was shot dead and then a month before another was shot dead. One of my friends is a local cop and they are basically perplexed and frustrated by this.
This particular story has been on all the news today and it seemed like everyone was talking about it, especially after it was found out he was wearing a bulletproof vest no-one really thought he'd be caught alive. I flipped on the radio at about midnight and heard one of the police spokesman saying in the least convincing sad voice ever that "unfortunately in the process of attempting to apprehend the suspect he was fatally shot dead."
Also here's a nice feel-good story about the cop who was shot a couple weeks ago:
WELLINGTON, Fla. -- An 8-year-old girl plans on donating her birthday money to the family of a murdered Broward County Sheriff's Office deputy.
Instead of toys and clothes, Arden Capizola asked her friends and family to give her money this year. She raised $1,110 and plans to donate all of it to the family of Sergeant Chris Reyka.
Reyka, 51, was looking for stolen vehicles behind a drug store when someone got out of a white car and fired at least five shots at him Aug. 10. His killer is still being sought.
The Capizola family lives in Wellington in Palm Beach County, and are neighbors of the Reyka family.
http://www.wftv.com/news/14105858/detail.html
By DAVID FISCHER, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 29 minutes ago
CUTLER BAY, Fla. - A gunman opened fire on four Miami-Dade County police officers during a traffic stop Thursday, killing one and injuring the other three. Police killed the suspect hours later, authorities said.
Dozens of officers from police departments across South Florida had been searching for 12 hours for the suspect, who investigators identified as Shawn Sherwin Labeet, 25. Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez said Labeet was found shortly before midnight Thursday in a Pembroke Pines apartment complex about 30 miles north of the initial shooting scene.
"There was an exchange of gunfire and the subject was shot and killed," Alvarez said.
He said the family of the dead officer was informed of Labeet's death.
"They asked us for one thing," Alvarez said. "They asked us to catch the subject. Well, I'm happy to report that shortly before midnight, we found the subject."
Alvarez identified the dead officer as Jose Somohano, 37, a married father of two. Another officer, Jody Wright, 31, underwent several hours of surgery to repair her severely injured leg. The other two officers were treated and released.
The officers were conducting burglary surveillance in the Cutler Bay area of southern Miami-Dade County when they stopped the man because he was driving a car erratically, police spokeswoman Linda O'Brien said. The man opened fire with a high-powered weapon without warning and fled. It was not immediately clear whether the officers returned fire.
Labeet, who may have been wearing a bulletproof vest, fled in his car, which was found abandoned 5 miles away, officials said. An AK-47 assault rifle was found inside, Alvarez said. It wasn't immediately known if it was the weapon used in the shooting.
Labeet's girlfriend had earlier given officers the name of another man, Alvarez said. Investigators wasted several hours looking for him before he came forward hundreds of miles away in Jacksonville, hearing that he was wanted. He was not involved in the shooting.
"I'm sure she'll be facing some charges," Alvarez said of Labeet's girlfriend.
Several schools were locked down during the search in Miami-Dade and Broward counties, in suburban Miami.
Two other officers were shot separately last month in neighboring Broward County. One was killed, the other badly injured.
More in-depth article that describes the shootout where the four cops were shot:
http://www.miamiherald.com/457/story/237028.html
This guy basically picked the wrong time to shoot or kill a cop. I know there's never a good time but, for whatever reason, there have been a rash of killings just recently here. Just a couple weeks ago a cop was running tags in a Walgreens not 10 minutes from my house and two guys walked up and shot him to death. They still haven't caught them, and essentially it seems to be a cold case, although they aren't saying that. Less than two weeks before that another was shot dead and then a month before another was shot dead. One of my friends is a local cop and they are basically perplexed and frustrated by this.
This particular story has been on all the news today and it seemed like everyone was talking about it, especially after it was found out he was wearing a bulletproof vest no-one really thought he'd be caught alive. I flipped on the radio at about midnight and heard one of the police spokesman saying in the least convincing sad voice ever that "unfortunately in the process of attempting to apprehend the suspect he was fatally shot dead."
Also here's a nice feel-good story about the cop who was shot a couple weeks ago:
WELLINGTON, Fla. -- An 8-year-old girl plans on donating her birthday money to the family of a murdered Broward County Sheriff's Office deputy.
Instead of toys and clothes, Arden Capizola asked her friends and family to give her money this year. She raised $1,110 and plans to donate all of it to the family of Sergeant Chris Reyka.
Reyka, 51, was looking for stolen vehicles behind a drug store when someone got out of a white car and fired at least five shots at him Aug. 10. His killer is still being sought.
The Capizola family lives in Wellington in Palm Beach County, and are neighbors of the Reyka family.
http://www.wftv.com/news/14105858/detail.html