Florida Police Officer Shot in the Line of Duty Dies - Orlando Police Dep't

A female police officer in the US state of Florida has died after being shot multiple times, the Orlando Police Department said on Monday.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Media reported that the officer was shot multiple times outside a Walmart store on Monday morning.

"The Orlando Police Department family is heartbroken today. One of our own was taken in the line of duty. There are no words," the Orlando Police Department stated on its official Twitter account.

The Orlando Police Department and Orange County Sheriff's Office are still searching for the suspect, identified as Markeith Loyd.

According to media reports, Loyd earlier shot at a Sheriff’s deputy, but missed hitting the officer.

Police in the US state of Florida are continuing to search for the suspect in the shooting death of Orlando police officer Sgt. Debra Clayton, Orlando Police Chief John Mina said in a press conference on Monday.

"It is with a very heavy heart on Law Enforcement Appreciation Day that I announce that Master Sgt. Debra Clayton, a 17-year veteran of the Orlando Police Department, lost her life today," Mina told reporters.

A second officer, an Orange County deputy sheriff, was struck by a car during the manhunt and died at a local hospital, Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings said.