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2 officers injured, suspect dead after shooting in Gainesville, police says
Two officers were shot during a rush-hour ambush by a suspect who had fatally shot another person nearby; officers are expected to fully recover, police said.
- On Wednesday, two Gainesville Police Department officers were shot while responding to shots fired at a business, and they killed the suspect after exchanging gunfire.
- After an earlier fatal shooting, the suspect ambushed officers while trying to leave East University Avenue near Waldo Road during rush-hour traffic, investigators said he had clear intent to harm the victim at a nearby lumber yard.
- Just before 8 a.m., one officer was wounded in the arm and another in the leg; both were taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and are expected to recover.
- Authorities said the community is not in danger, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Alachua County Sheriff's Office are investigating, and a body found nearby is linked to the shooting.
- University of Florida officials said the incident is not affecting campus operations, News4JAX and local outlets described it as breaking news, and the developing story will be updated with new details.
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Florida officers wounded in ambush while stopping suspect in fatal shooting, police chief says
Police in Gainesville, Florida say two officers were ambushed while responding to a fatal shooting. Chief Nelson Moya says the suspect had just killed someone at a nearby lumber yard and was trying to get away when he fired at…
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