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02-10-2016, 23:48
http://www.policeone.com/officer-shootings/articles/73996006-2-Md-deputies-suspect-killed-in-shootout
ABINGDON, Md. — A gunman fatally shot a sheriff's deputy inside a crowded restaurant at lunchtime Wednesday and killed another deputy in a shootout nearby, authorities and witnesses said.
The suspect was killed in the shootout not far from the shopping center where the restaurant was situated, Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler said. Remarkably, no bystanders were hurt.
http://police-praetorian.netdna-ssl.com/article-images/panart.jpg An investigator walks at the scene of a shooting at a shopping center in Abingdon, Md., Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016. (AP Image)
Police haven't released a motive for the shooting, but the sheriff said he believed the first deputy who approached the gunman was shot because he was wearing a uniform. The shooter, 67-year-old David Brian Evans, had warrants out for his arrest in Harford County and Orange County, Florida, where he was accused of assaulting a police officer.
The slain officers were described as a 30-year veteran and a 16-year veteran. The sheriff said he had met with both of their families but was withholding their names because more relatives needed to be notified.
"This is a tragic day for the Harford County Sheriff's Office," Gahler said, his eyes moist with tears.
"They were two outstanding deputies who served the citizens of this community faithfully."
Republican Gov. Larry Hogan ordered flags to be flown at half-staff to honor the officers.
ABINGDON, Md. — A gunman fatally shot a sheriff's deputy inside a crowded restaurant at lunchtime Wednesday and killed another deputy in a shootout nearby, authorities and witnesses said.
The suspect was killed in the shootout not far from the shopping center where the restaurant was situated, Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler said. Remarkably, no bystanders were hurt.
http://police-praetorian.netdna-ssl.com/article-images/panart.jpg An investigator walks at the scene of a shooting at a shopping center in Abingdon, Md., Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016. (AP Image)
Police haven't released a motive for the shooting, but the sheriff said he believed the first deputy who approached the gunman was shot because he was wearing a uniform. The shooter, 67-year-old David Brian Evans, had warrants out for his arrest in Harford County and Orange County, Florida, where he was accused of assaulting a police officer.
The slain officers were described as a 30-year veteran and a 16-year veteran. The sheriff said he had met with both of their families but was withholding their names because more relatives needed to be notified.
"This is a tragic day for the Harford County Sheriff's Office," Gahler said, his eyes moist with tears.
"They were two outstanding deputies who served the citizens of this community faithfully."
Republican Gov. Larry Hogan ordered flags to be flown at half-staff to honor the officers.