Suspect Dead After 2 Cops Killed, Marshal Wounded In Florida Home

Report: Firefight erupts as officers try to remove suspect from St. Petersburg attic

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The fugitive suspected of killing two police officers and wounding a marshal Monday morning was found dead inside a south St. Petersburg home where an intense firefight had erupted in attic where he was holed up, officials said.

St. Petersburg Police spokesman Michael Puetz said the suspect was found dead when officers went into the home Monday afternoon, about six hours after the shootout, the latest in a recent rash of shootings across the nation that have killed or wounded law enforcement officers.

The law enforcement agents came to arrest Hydra Lacy Jr., 39, around 7 a.m. on an aggravated battery charge, and investigators believe he is the one who opened fire on them, Puetz said. They had not confirmed Lacy was the shooter.

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