UCF police officer fatally shot by Orlando police

[kdawgy_orlando]

Apparently things got a little crazy at the UCF game...

Updated: Sep. 24, 2005, 10:08 PM ET

UCF police officer fatally shot by Orlando policeAssociated Press

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A University of Central Florida police officer was shot to death by an Orlando police officer outside the Citrus Bowl as fans were arriving for a college football game Saturday, authorities said.

Authorities did not immediately release names or the circumstances leading to the shooting, but Florida Department of Law Enforcement spokesman Geo Morales said the shooting was under investigation.

Witnesses told the Orlando Sentinel that the incident started with an undercover officer breaking up a tailgate party. When he encountered resistance, they said, he fired three shots into the air. An Orlando Police officer then saw the man with the gun and shot him several times, the newspaper said.

Authorities believed a third person was involved, said Barbara Jones, spokeswoman for the Orlando Police Department. Jones refused to say if the person was injured.

A telephone message left Saturday night for the UCF Police Department was not immediately returned.

The shooting occurred before the University of Central Florida's victory over Marshall University.

"It's pretty freaky. You don't think you would see this at a UCF game," junior Nicole Jorgensen, 22, of Melbourne.

[Knight_Light]

Here's the Sentinel Articles on it:

Front Page:

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-xmshoot25x05sep25,0,498138.story?coll=orl-home-promo

Bianchi: Triumph and tragedy

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/columnists/orl-bianchi2505sep25,0,3914039.column?coll=orl-sports-col

[bulls96go]

can it be safe to bring my family to the citrus bowl next year?

[Velcro]

Why was any officer breaking up a tailgate party (undercover or not), by using/firing a gun?

That is just crazy!  

[DawgPound]

Basicly, the UCF police officer did not show a badge and got a little overzealous.

This is as bad of a communication error as it gets.

Taking your family to the game is still safe.  This has never happened before in the time I've been associated with UCF.  After this, I doubt it will happen again.

[Velcro]

Why the quick trigger finger of the Orlando cop?

[Guest KNIGHTTIME2]

Why the quick trigger finger of the Orlando cop?

Which cop?   The cop that pulled the gun on the students had a huge mis-judgement in error.   The other cop had no idea that person with the gun was an officer.  

[Velcro]

well both...

but if someone shoots a gun up in the air, shouldn't you say "Freeze... drop your weapon?"  or was the cop aiming the gun at someone?

I mean, i'm sure the undercover cop would have said "i'm a cop, and complied"

It seems like a quick trigger there, despite the stupidity of the UCF cop to go on the power trip

[smazza]

everyone has a gun so you will get this type of incident

guns + booze= death