Officer wounded during shootout expected to survive
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A police officer who was wounded during a shootout in a hotel parking lot in Florida is expected to survive.
Tampa Police spokeswoman Andrea Davis said 53-year-old Jose Rodriguez likely owes his life to his bulletproof vest.
The two suspects in the incident were both shot and killed.
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Rodriguez, who's been an officer for 13 years, was shot Saturday afternoon.
Officials received a 911 call from someone who saw two men fighting at a gas station. Police said Sunday that one of the suspects, 51-year-old Leroy King, was dead when officers arrived.
The other suspect, 46-year-old Patrick Matthew McManamon, fired at officers. They fired back.
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It wasn't known what started the initial altercation.
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