One police officer was killed and five others were shot during a blood bath that stretched across the East Coast on Friday night.
Officer Matthew Baxter, a three-year veteran, was killed while Sergeant Sam Howard was severely injured in Kissimmee, Florida.
Two other officers were shot two hours away in Jacksonville and another two cops were shot in Fairchance, Pennsylvania.
Kissimmee Police Department Chief Jeffrey O’Dell said Howard, who has been on the force for 10 years, was in ‘grave critical condition’ and his prognosis ‘does not look good’.
Kissimmee Police Officer Matthew Baxter was shot and killed in the Florida town on an unusually violent night that saw another five police officers get shot in three different US cities
Fellow Kissimmee officer Sam Howard (pictured) was severely injured during the ambush
Another Kissimmee officer was shot, as well as two other officers in nearby Jacksonville
Two state troopers were also shot in Fairchance, Pennsylvania (pictured) on the same night
O’Dell suggested that the two officers were ambushed and did not return fire. He believes there was only one shooter.
Three out of four suspects believed to be involved in the shooting are currently in custody, O’Dell told NBC Miami. One remains at large.
O’Dell said during a press conference that there is no danger to the public.
He also revealed that Baxter was a father of three young children and had been married to another Kissimmee police officer.
O’Dell said Howard was also a father.
President Donald Trump was quick to comment on the shooting, tweeting that his thoughts and prayers were with ‘Kissimmee Police and their loved ones’.
‘We are with you!’ he added, including the hashtag #LESM.
Florida Governor Rick Scott also tweeted that he was ‘heartbroken’ to hear of the officer’s death.
President Donald Trump was quick to comment on the Kissimmee shooting on Friday night
Florida Governor Rick Scott also tweeted that he was ‘heartbroken’ to hear of Baxter’s death and said he was ‘praying’ for the other Florida cops who had been hospitalized
‘Tonight we lost a brave officer – Matthew Baxter. Husband/father/hero. Praying for @kissimmeepolice,’ he wrote in another tweet.
Of the two officers shot during a separate incident in Jacksonville, one is in stable condition and another is in critical condition.
The suspect was shot by police and died in the hospital, according to officials.
Scott also tweeted that he was ‘praying’ for the two Jacksonville officers.
‘Just learned of two @JSOPIO in danger tonight – we stand with ALL law enforcement in Florida,’ he added in a separate tweet.
Both Pennsylvania State Troopers who were shot on Friday night are stable and expected to survive, according to ABC News.
It has also been revealed that the suspect is deceased, Pennsylvania State Police spokeswoman Melinda Bondarenka told the site.
At least one of the officers was brought to a nearby hospital for injuries suffered in the shooting that ‘are not life threatening’.
Kissimmee Police Department Chief Jeffrey O’Dell (pictured) said Howard, who has been on the force for 10 years, was in ‘grave critical condition’ and his prognosis ‘does not look good’