A police officer in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was shot Thursday morning as the city prepares for a busy spring break weekend.
A police officer was shot in a Fort Lauderdale, Florida, hotel during what could have been a planned ambush Thursday morning. Three officers responded to a call around 7:39 a.m. from a Holiday Inn guest who claimed he killed someone inside a hotel room, Police Chief Bill Schultz said during a press conference. Three responding officers couldn't make contact with anyone in the room before they entered. When the door flew open, a suspect opened fire, according to Schultz. Police returned fire.
The officer, who took a bullet, was rushed to a hospital in stable condition and expected to be OK, the chief said. Another officer was treated for minor injuries at the scene. The third officer escaped unscathed. 'Officer down, officer down,' can be heard in the 911 dispatch recording, obtained and reviewed by Fox News Digital. It showed the chaotic aftermath, as law enforcement prepared for a potential active shooter situation. 'Can you do us a huge favor and get everyone out of the water treatment plant directly behind the ? There's a potential with a southern-facing window,' an officer is heard telling dispatch around 8:57 a.m.
The area around 17th Street and 15th Avenue intersection, where the Holiday Inn is located, remains blocked off in all directions, as of early Thursday afternoon. Armored trucks have been parked outside the hotel all day, and dozens of police vehicles were concentrated in and around the crime scene. Well before backup arrived, hotel guests were evacuated from the building.
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