Police in Florida say they have fatally shot a robbery suspect after he was located in a backyard during a one-hour search.
The robbery happened at a bus stop in the Fort Lauderdale suburb of Plantation at around 8pm Sunday night.
The victim waved down officers and told them the suspect had stolen his backpack at gunpoint.
Police in Florida say they have fatally shot a robbery suspect after he was located in a backyard during a one-hour search
The suspect then ran east about a block, crossing into the city of Lauderhill.
Lauderhill police spokesman Lt. Michael Santiago told reporters that officers from his department, Plantation and Davie searched for the suspect.
He said officers from Plantation and Davie found the suspect behind a house and established a perimeter.
The victim said the suspect had stolen his backpack at gunpoint at a bus stop in the Fort Lauderdale suburb of Plantation
Officers from Lauderhill, Davie and Plantation all responded to the robbery report
‘Officers encountered a suspect and shots were fired,’ Santiago said. ‘The suspect at the time died of his injuries.’
Santiago said a gun was found near the suspect.
‘Officers from the city of Davie and the city of Plantation were involved in the shooting in Lauderhill’s jurisdiction,’ Santiago said, according to ABC 10.
No Lauderhill officers fired their weapons and no police officers were hurt during the incident, he said.
The names of the officers and the suspect have not been released. The officers have been placed on administrative leave, according to the Sun Sentinel.
The robbery took place at a bus stop before 8 p.m Sunday on the 800 block of State Road 7
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