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Brandon Goode

Officer Brian Goode

10 posted on 03/25/2014 5:59:43 AM PDT by mgist (.)
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Officer Robert German:

WINDERMERE, Fla. - A police officer was shot and killed early Saturday after stopping two people and calling for help in an Orlando suburb, authorities said.

Windermere Police Department Officer Robert German called for backup after stopping a young man and woman on foot shortly before 4 a.m., investigators said.

German, 31, reported his location and was found lying on the ground when a deputy arrived at the scene, Orange County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Jane Watrel said.

“He just said he was doing a subject stop and then all the tragic events unfolded,” Watrel said.

The deputy put German in his squad car and rushed him to the fire department. German was then taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

As officers responded to the scene, they heard shots fired, Watrel said. CBS Miami reports that Brandon Goode, 17, and Alexandria Hollinghurst, 18, of Davenport, were discovered dead near the site on Saturday. They matched the description of the man and woman German had stopped and are believed to have committed suicide, according to Watrel.

Windermere is located 15 miles west of Orlando. It has a population of about 3,000 people and one of the lowest crime rates in Florida, Mayor Gary Bruhn said. He said it was the first line-of-duty death in the town’s history.

“Violent crime is just not something that happens in the town of Windermere,” Bruhn said. “So it’s really, really difficult.”

German had been with the department for five years and just recently returned from desk duty after falling and injuring his shoulder, Bruhn said.

“He loved working as a police officer and he loved working at Windermere,” Bruhn said.

The investigation is ongoing.


11 posted on 03/25/2014 6:02:05 AM PDT by mgist (.)
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Thanks for the photos.

To Officer Brian German: RIP

I was a little surprised by Brandon Goode. No visible tattoos, piercings, rotten teeth and the like.


12 posted on 03/25/2014 6:05:34 AM PDT by Tupelo (I feel more like Philip Nolan every day)
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To: mgist

His dad was a cop?

OK, he was mad at his dad who left the family


20 posted on 03/25/2014 6:47:09 AM PDT by yldstrk ( My heroes have always been cowboys)
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