Man wanted for shooting Orlando police officer captured

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Authorities say a Florida man wanted in the fatal shootings of his pregnant ex-girlfriend and an Orlando police officer was wearing body armor and had two handguns when he was arrested at an abandoned house.

Authorities say Markeith Loyd was taken into custody Tuesday night after the home was surrounded by SWAT officers.

Orlando Police Chief John Mina says Loyd initially tried to escape out the back but then ran back inside the house. Loyd’s face was bloodied when he resisted officers taking him into custody.

Loyd is accused in the killing of Lt. Debra Clayton outside a Wal-Mart store last week and in the death of his ex-girlfriend, Sade Dixon, last month.

Authorities say he killed the officer when she approached him outside the store.

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1/18/2017 12:59:14 PM (GMT -5:00)