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Florida shooting puts 2 officers in the hospital in critical condition, police chief says

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Two Florida police officers have been shot and critically injured during a traffic stop. Orlando Police Chief Eric Smith says the officers stopped a vehicle around 11 p.m. Friday as part of an investigation of a Miami homicide. The officers were not immediately identified. They were transported to Orlando Regional Medical Center. Smith says a suspect carjacked another vehicle and police pursued the suspect, who was not immediately caught. A search was ongoing early Saturday.

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