Miami Police Hunt Cop Killer

Suspect killed one officer, wounded three others

By Wesley Oliver, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 13, 2007 5:10 PM CDT

(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... Read full story »

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