UPDATE: Suspect in Ocoee police shooting dies

Stacie Lynn Guerrero was shot by an officer after she struck the officer with the car she was driving.


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The female suspected of stealing a vehicle has died from injuries she sustained in a Aug. 10 shooting.

According to Ocoee Police Department reports, Stacie Lynn Guerrero, 54, was shot by an officer after she struck the officer with the car she was driving. 

The incident took place at about 11:30 a.m. in the Publix parking lot at 301 West Road, Ocoee.

Officers located the vehicle in the parking lot. As they approached the vehicle, the driver put the vehicle in motion driving toward two responding officers. Both officers were struck by the vehicle during the incident, reports stated.

In response to the immediate threat, one officer discharged a firearm.

Guerrero was transported to an AdventHealth hospital but later died. Neither officer sustained serious injuries.

In accordance with department policy, both officers have been placed on administrative leave with pay pending the outcome of the investigation.

This incident is currently under active investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

 

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