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Miami Police Hunt Cop Killer

Posted Sep 13, 07 5:10 PM CDT in US 

(Newser) – Miami-Dade police are searching for a suspect who killed one officer and wounded three today, possibly with an AK-47, after his car was stopped while driving erratically. The pursuit was complicated when police misidentified a man whose wallet had been stolen as the gunman, before naming Shawn Sherwin Labeet as the correct suspect, the Herald reports. 

Police believe the suspect is armed and wearing a bulletproof vest. Officials closed streets and highway exits and ordered residents to remain indoors, as officers wearing combat helmets and fatigues patrolled neighborhoods. “This is a very sad day for us,” Miami-Dade’s mayor said. “We need to get this guy.”

Source Miami Herald

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North Miami Police officers enter the search area in Cutler Bay, Fla., Thursday, Sept. 13, 2007. A gunman armed with a high-powered weapon killed one Miami-Dade County police officer and injured three...   (Associated Press)
A Miami-Dade Police officer checks the side of the road in Cutler Bay, Fla., Thursday, Sept. 13, 2007. A gunman armed with a high-powered weapon killed one Miami-Dade County police officer and injured...   (Associated Press)
A Miami-Dade Police officer orders a pick-up truck to stop in Cutler Bay, Fla., Thursday, Sept. 13, 2007. A gunman killed a police officer and injured three others during a traffic stop Thursday, triggering...   (Associated Press)
A Broward Sheriff's Office helicopter prepares to land in Cutler Bay, Fla., Thursday, Sept. 13, 2007. A gunman killed a police officer and injured three others during a traffic stop Thursday, triggering...   (Associated Press)
A Homeland Security helicopter searches the area in Cutler Bay, Fla., Thursday, Sept. 13, 2007. A gunman killed a police officer and injured three others during a traffic stop Thursday, triggering a manhunt...   (Associated Press)
A road is blocked off by police in Cutler Bay, Fla., Thursday, Sept. 13, 2007. A gunman armed with a high-powered weapon killed one Miami-Dade County police officer and injured three others Thursday and...   (Associated Press)
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