Monday, August 6, 2007

FLORIDA DEPUTY SHOT CRITICAL CONDITION

OUR PRAYERS GO OUT TO THE OFFICER AND HIS FAMILY

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) - A motorcyclist shot a plainclothes Broward County sheriff's deputy Monday after he was pulled over during a routine traffic stop, authorities said. The officer was in critical condition.

The deputy, who was not identified, stopped the motorcyclist at about 11:50 a.m., but the suspect fled on foot, then turned around and shot the deputy, authorities said in a statement.

The suspect was arrested moments later at a nearby condominium, officials said. His name was not released