Florida man, Everett Glenn Miller, has been charged with first-degree murder of a Kissimmee police officer, who was fatally shot Friday night. Another officer was also shot and is currently listed in “grave critical condition.”
Kissimmee police were responding to a suspicious person call in an area known for drug activity when the deadly shooting took place. Miller, 45, shot the Officer Matthew Baxter in the head at close range.
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Both officers were taken to Osceola Regional Medical Center in Kissimmee where Baxter died and Sgt. Sam Howard is listed in “grave critical condition,” authorities said. O’Dell said Howard’s prognosis is not promising. source
The last time a Kissimmee Police Department officer was killed in the line of duty was 34 years ago.