Happening Now: Orlando Police Officer Shot, Suspect Takes Four Kids Hostage At Orlando Apartment
By Katherine Lam, Fox News // June 11, 2018
children are 1, 7, 10 and 12 years old
The suspect is barricaded inside the home with four hostages – children who are 1, 7, 10 and 12 years old. pic.twitter.com/7pPYjX8O4H
— Orlando Police (@OrlandoPolice) June 11, 2018
ABOVE VIDEO: A Orlando police officer was shot Sunday night after a man opened fire and took four children hostage at an Orlando apartment complex, police said.
ORLANDO, FLORIDA (FOX NEWS) – A Orlando police officer was shot Sunday night after a man opened fire and took four children hostage at an Orlando apartment complex, police said.
The Orlando police officer, who was not identified, was responding to a domestic violence call at the Westbrook Apartments near Universal Studios around 11:45 p.m. Sunday when the suspect opened fire. The officer was taken to the hospital and underwent surgery.
“It is a very serious, significant injury,” Orlando Police Chief John Mina said at a news conference Monday. “He is expected to survive.”
The suspect barricaded himself inside the apartment and took four children — ages 1, 7, 10 and 12 — as hostages, Mina said. He added that the children may have been the suspect’s children.
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We would welcome your prayers for our officer, who sustained a very serious injury, and for his loved ones and his OPD family. pic.twitter.com/Mlv5GW50My
— Orlando Police (@OrlandoPolice) June 11, 2018
OPD @ChiefJohnMina briefs the media on officer shooting and ongoing barricaded suspect situation. pic.twitter.com/caMPfB41Yj
— Orlando Police (@OrlandoPolice) June 11, 2018
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