"WINDERMERE, FL — A police officer was fatally shot on the weekend in central Florida.
"Officer Robert German, 31, was killed Saturday after stopping two teenagers along a road in Windermere, a town of 3,000 about 24 kilometres west of Orlando.
"The bodies of the teens, 18-year-old Brandon Goode and 17-year-old Alexandria Hollinghurst, were later found a short distance away.
"Authorities say the teens apparently committed suicide.
"German had called for backup after stopping a young man and woman on foot shortly before 4 a.m. on Saturday, investigators said.
"German, 31, reported his location and was found lying on the ground when a deputy arrived at the scene, Orange County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Jane Watrel said.
"`He just said he was doing a subject stop and then all the tragic events unfolded,` Watrel said."
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