A Florida Highway Patrol trooper was fatally shot Wednesday by a stranded motorist who was then killed by another officer, authorities said. The shooting that killed Trooper Joseph Bullock, 42, happened around 10:15 a.m. near Palm City, located 45 minutes north of West Palm Beach. Authorities said the unnamed suspect was killed by a passing police officer from Riviera Beach, which is about 30 miles from Palm City. Spaulding said Bullock is the 49th Florida trooper to die in the line of duty in the agency's 80-year history. The last was Trooper Tracy Vickers, who was killed in a traffic crash in September near Orlando.

Source: Fox News February 06, 2020 02:18 UTC