CUTLER BAY, Fla. — Four officers on Thursday were shot, one fatally, at an apartment complex in Miami-Dade, prompting a massive manhunt and the lockdown of several area schools, WSVN-TV reported.
The officers were conducting burglary surveillance detail when they noticed a white Honda Accord being driven erratically at the entrance to a local neighborhood. When police stopped the vehicle the driver shot the four officers and fled, authorities said.
"Truly this is a sad day for Miami-Dade County," Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez said at an afternoon news conference. "It’s gut-wrenching; it makes you sick to your stomach."
Police said Kevin Wehner, 30, next abandoned his AK-47 and vehicle.
Wehner was described by witnesses as a black heavy-set male with a full beard and short hair, wearing a blue shirt. Authorities said he left his Honda near a canal.
"He is not a person of interest; he is the suspect that we are looking for," Alvarez said.
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