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A grand jury has cleared six Orlando police officers of any criminal wrongdoing in the 2023 death of a man accused of several crimes, including shooting two other Orlando officers.
Two months before Daton Viel shot and wounded two Orlando police officers in August, a Florida Department of Corrections probation officer visited the Orlando home where Viel was living with his aunt.
The shooting of two Orlando police officers was the most recent “major controversy” involving Orange-Osceola State Attorney Monique Worrell that led to her suspension, according to Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Three newly-released body-worn camera videos from UCF police shows how officers conducted their traffic stop, including how Daton Viel managed to elude them and drive away.
The man killed in a shootout with SWAT after he shot and wounded two Orlando police officers had an extensive criminal history, according to police.
Orlando police Chief Eric Smith said the two officers who were shot on Friday evening are “doing better” and are in “good spirits” during an interview on Fox News.
The gunman who shot two Orlando police officers Friday night was recently stopped by police at the University of Central Florida, but managed to escape in his car as UCF officers tried to arrest him on a series of warrants, court records uncovered by News 6 reveal.
Orlando police Chief Eric Smith detailed the search and investigative efforts to locate the suspect who shot two of his officers during a traffic stop.
A hotel guest among many evacuated at an Orlando Holiday Inn described the chaos when law enforcement swarmed the hotel in search of a suspect who shot two police officers.
A report released Wednesday details how a man facing sexually battery charges raped a 14-year-old girl in Orlando after offering her a ride to school.
