Daton Viel, the 28-year-old gunman who shot and critically injured two Orlando Police Officers on Friday night, previously fled from police at the University of Central Florida, ClickOrlando.com reported. The WKMG-TV website report said two UCF Police Officers detected Viel’s stolen license plate on the UCF Campus on June 30 after an arrest warrant was issued for Viel for violating his .
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Douglas Sacha/Getty Images(ORLANDO, Fla.) Two police officers were injured in a shooting in Orlando, Florida, on Friday night after they stopped a vehicle allegedly connected to a homicide, police said.
The suspected gunman was killed in a shootout with SWAT officers at a hotel Saturday morning, Orlando Police Chief Eric Smith said at a press briefing.
The incident began at about 11 p.m. local time, when officers stopped a vehicle wanted in connection with a homicide in Miami, according to Smith. While outside the vehicle during the traffic stop, the suspect shot and struck both officers, then fled in another vehicle, authorities said.
After an "extensive search," police located the suspect at a Holiday Inn at about 6 a.m. Saturday, according to Smith. The hotel was safely evacuated, and the suspect barricaded himself in a room, Smith said.
"Several attempts were made to get the suspect to safely surrender," Smith said.
Shortly before 9 a.m., the suspect sho