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2 Cops, Suspect Killed in Fla. Firefight

Deputy marshal also wounded in St. Petersburg shootout

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 24, 2011 2:24 PM CST

(Newser) – A wanted man hiding in an attic sparked a shootout with authorities, allegedly killing two officers and wounding a deputy US marshal. Officers were attempting to arrest Hydra Lacy Jr, 39, on an aggravated battery charge in St. Petersburg, Fla., this morning; officials believe Lacy was the first to shoot. Ultimately more than 100 rounds were fired, the AP reports. Lacy was found dead in the attic after being barricaded inside for hours, during which police shut off the home's electricity and water.

An officer and marshal were shot after calling for backup; the second officer was shot while attempting to rescue the other two from the home. Police, who say Lacy may have used one of the officers’ own guns during the struggle, had to use a vehicle to punch through a wall to get to one of the officers who later died. The firefight comes on the heels of police shootings in Miami and Detroit.

Armed St. Petersburg, Fla., police officers walk away from the area where three members of law enforcement were shot while trying to serve an arrest warrant Monday, Jan. 24, 2011.
Armed St. Petersburg, Fla., police officers walk away from the area where three members of law enforcement were shot while trying to serve an arrest warrant Monday, Jan. 24, 2011.   (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
An armed police officer stands near rescue vehicles about a block away from where a U.S. Marshal and two St. Petersburg police officers were shot.
An armed police officer stands near rescue vehicles about a block away from where a U.S. Marshal and two St. Petersburg police officers were shot.   (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
St. Petersburg Police Chief Chuck Harmon talks on a cell phone as he walks from the scene where a U.S. Marshal and two St. Petersburg police officers were shot.
St. Petersburg Police Chief Chuck Harmon talks on a cell phone as he walks from the scene where a U.S. Marshal and two St. Petersburg police officers were shot.   (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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COMMENTS
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Mr. Wonderful
Jan 24, 2011 9:31 PM CST
I have been documenting all these shootings as of late to confound my suspensions with the media. Everytime there is a shooting or some kind of attack the media will never say the description of the attacker unless the attacker is a white guy and of course they will have the entire life history within 30 minutes!
Embarato
Jan 24, 2011 5:00 PM CST
You see what that armored truck has written on the side of it, the one in the back ground? Of course, that has no issue or meaning to too many of you don't it.
fuguestate
Jan 24, 2011 2:41 PM CST
Don't name your kid Hydra.

 
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