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Police Officer From Wayne Dies Of Gunshot Wounds Police Officer From Wayne Dies Of Gunshot Wounds
Police Officer From Wayne Dies Of Gunshot Wounds A 29-year-old Florida police officer with roots in Wayne died Saturday, a week after a gunman shot him in the head. Fort Meyers Officer Adam Jobbers-Miller had been in critical condition since last Saturday after a man who he was chasing for stealing a cellphone shot him at a local gas station, authorities said. "It is with a heavy heart that we inform our community that Fort Myers Police Officer Adam Jobbers-Miller has passed away," FMPD spokesman Mitch Haley wrote early Saturday evening. "We ask that you continue to pray for Officer Jobbers-Miller’s family, friends and our …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Florida Police Officer, Ex-Wayne Firefighter Critical After Being Shot In Head Florida Police Officer, Ex-Wayne Firefighter Critical After Being Shot In Head
Florida Police Officer, Ex-Wayne Firefighter Critical After Being Shot In Head A 29-year-old Fort Myers, Fla. police officer with roots in Wayne is in critical but stable condition after being shot in the head while  responding to a call of a gunman at a gas station. Adam Jobbers-Miller worked as a volunteer firefighter in Wayne, where his father David Miller was chief for three decades, before moving to Florida to take a job as a police officer in 2015. The officer was shot Saturday and immediately rushed to the Lee Memorial Hospital Trauma Center by a fellow officer, where he underwent emergency surgery, the police department said. A suspect is also custody.  “Wor…

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by Cecilia Levine