Manhunt Under Way After Gunman Shoots 4 Florida Police Officers, Killing 1
CUTLER BAY, Fla. — A gunman shot and killed a Florida police officer and injured three others Thursday, prompting a massive manhunt and a lockdown of several Miami-area schools, officials said.
Kevin Wehner, 30, fired a high-powered weapon and fled the scene after officers approached his vehicle for a traffic stop, according to police.
Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez, a former police officer, said the "extremely violent" suspect "assassinated" a police officer.
"We need to find him as soon as possible and make sure that he's behind bars, where he belongs," Alvarez said.
The three injured officers are in serious condition, but expected to survive, said a spokeswoman for the Miami-Dade Police Department.
Police described Wehner as a black heavy-set male with a full beard and short hair, wearing a blue shirt. Authorities said he left his Honda near a canal.
Our thoughts and prayers with the officers and their families.
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