MIAMI — Authorities say a Miami-Dade police officer was killed and another was wounded in a shooting.
Miami-Dade Police Cmdr. Nancy Perez says the second officer was in surgery after Thursday’s shooting.
Perez also says at least one suspect was shot.
Barry Golden, a spokesman for the U.S. Marshals Service in South Florida, says the two officers were working with a Marshals fugitive task force. The task force works to arrest people wanted for crimes from all over the country. He didn’t immediately have details on the operation in Miami.
Miami-Dade Public Schools says two schools have been placed on lockdown as a result of the shooting. Those schools are: Thena Crowder Elementary School and Jesse McCrary Elementary School.
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