Fort Lauderdale police, gunman exchange fire in hotel after phony 'murder' 911 text, bodycam shows

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Bodycam video shows the moment Fort Lauderdale police and gunman, who claimed he killed someone in a hotel, exchanged gunfire, which injured one officer

A police officer yelled, 'I’m hit. I’m hit pretty good,' as a barrage of gun blasts echoed on the sixth floor of a Florida hotel. Fort Lauderdale police received a '911 text' at 7:39 a.m. on March 21 from a hotel guest who said 'Murder,' without context, and the caller didn't respond to law enforcement's followup attempts to make contact. By 8:42 a.m.

POLICE IN FORT LAUDERDALE REPORT SURGE OF SPRING BREAKERS AMID MIAMI BEACH CRACKDOWN He 'sees the door moving and is about to shoot,' dispatch told the officers, according to the video, which was released after public records requests and uploaded to YouTube Thursday. Chludinsky's response was muffled, but it appeared he refused to open the door. When he finally did, he was seen with a gun in his right hand.

 

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