19-year-old suspect in custody in slaying of Mobile police officer

Published 9:13 am Monday, January 21, 2019

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — A Mobile police officer shot and killed Sunday represents the second officer who has died in the line of duty this month.

Mobile Police Chief Lawrence Batiste told reporters that Officer Sean Tuder was gunned down Sunday afternoon. Batiste said one suspect was taken into custody, but would not immediately confirm if the 19-year-old suspect fired the shot that killed Tuder. Batiste said the suspect had several prior warrants.

Tuder is the second Mobile police officer to die in the line of duty since February 2018. That’s when Officer Justin Billa was killed in a standoff. He’s the second Alabama officer to lose his life in the line of duty this month. A Birmingham police sergeant, Wytasha Carter, was killed a week ago.