Dispatcher, two police officers killed; suspect flees in police

Sunday, June 8, 2003

FAYETTE, Ala. -- A teenager being booked at a small-town police station grabbed an officer's gun and opened fire early Saturday, killing two officers and a dispatcher before fleeing in a police car, authorities said.

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