Accused Cop Killer Uses Vibe to Escape

[rebbierae]

Joatmon must be sleeping late today--he's the one who notices all the Vibes in the News. I read about this yesterday on CNN--this man coldly shot 4 officers, seriously wounding three and sadly, killing one. They finally found the guy last night, and in another shootout with officers, HE was killed. But he had the nerve to take a Vibe and give IT a bad name!MI, Florida (CNN) -- Police shot and killed a man suspected of shooting four officers, one fatally, following a traffic stop hours earlier, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez said early Friday.Police say Shawn Sherwin Labeet was killed in a shootout. Shawn Sherwin Labeet, 25, died just before midnight after a shootout with police. The confrontation took place following an intense manhunt.When police confronted Labeet at an apartment complex in Pembroke Pines, "there was an exchange of gunfire, and the suspect was shot and killed," Alvarez told reporters. "In his possession he had a firearm and an extra clip."Police said there had been a previous warrant out for his arrest for aggravated assault from a September 2002 incident. "The community is a lot safer tonight now that he is not on the streets," said Miami-Dade Police Director Robert Parker. Watch officials announce Labeet's death »It was "very good investigative work" that enabled officials to locate Labeet "on the same day of the occurrence," Parker added. "Unfortunately, he chose to confront our law enforcement officials a second time."The initial shootings happened about 11 a.m. as the officers were on a burglary detail at a housing complex in Cutler Bay, Florida, Alvarez said. They saw a vehicle driving erratically, he said, stopped it and confronted the man police believe is Labeet.The man got out of the car and opened fire with an assault rifle, Alvarez said. "Without any remorse, Labeet left the officers there to die and fled the scene."The rifle used in the shooting was found at a nearby canal.Alvarez said the officer who died was 37 years old and survived by a wife and two young children. He had been with the department since 2003.A second officer, 31-year-old Jody Wright, remained hospitalized Thursday night. Her father, Dennis Dalley, told reporters she had undergone surgery as doctors tried to save her leg. He said he remains hopeful they will do so, but that will require many more surgeries. Dalley said Wright has been an officer for about a year and a half.The two other officers, ages 36 and 34, had been released from the hospital Thursday night, Alvarez told reporters."By the grace of God, we don't have four officers dead, because he certainly tried his best," he said. "There were multiple, and I mean multiple, rounds fired at the police officers.... That man didn't hesitate to shoot."There was initial confusion regarding the identity of the suspect, Alvarez said, because Labeet's girlfriend, who was apprehended at the scene of the shootings, gave authorities the wrong name. "She purposely misled and delayed our investigation," he said.Labeet had stolen the identity of another man, Kevin Wehner, 30, Alvarez said, and had been using Wehner's name and identification. That was the name initially given to police.After Wehner's name and picture were released to the media, the real Wehner contacted the Jacksonville, Florida, Sheriff's Office near his home. Jacksonville authorities said Wehner had come to the sheriff's office and been interviewed, and police were confident he was not involved and was a victim of identity theft.The girlfriend will likely face charges for providing false information, Alvarez said.Local, state and federal agencies assisted in the search for Labeet, police Cmdr. Linda O'Brien said on Thursday, and a Black Hawk helicopter was utilized. A $22,000 reward had been offered for information leading to Labeet's arrest, O'Brien said.The suspect's mother, brother, a woman believed to be the brother's girlfriend and her two children were questioned at the Broward County Sheriff's Office, a law enforcement source said. A car believed connected to Labeet was found at a Target store in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, a few hours after the shooting, police said. It was occupied by a man, woman and two children, who were interviewed, O'Brien said. The car, a 2007 black Pontiac Vibe, was rented to Labeet's brother, Shane Labeet, according to Kevin Meyer, a spokesman for the car rental company.Parts of the complex where the shooting occurred were evacuated.

[Kamikaze]

Wow, interesting read. just had to have a Vibe... couldn't have been a PT Cruiser....

[VforVIBE]

rule #1 don't shoot at or kill cops, it's bad for your health.Not too long ago a guy shot a few cops and killed their dog, he was found and shot 86 some odd times... it would have been more, but the cops ran out of bullets.

[KNINE]

I saw that on the news last night, it was a pretty new one.Police dogs are considered to be full fledged police officers, the same as their human counterparts. No cop takes kindly to having another officer shot at, human or K9.