The slaying of two police officers as they helped serve a warrant stunned a state already mourning police deaths in Miami and capped a bloody 24 hours nationwide that saw 11 officers shot in five states.
SWAT team members roll a stretcher after the suspect in the shooting of three law enforcement officers was found dead Monday, Jan. 24, 2011 in south St. Petersburg, Fla. Authorities say two Florida police officers were fatally shot while trying to arrest a suspect. A U.S. marshal also was wounded. An hourslong standoff that ended when the suspect was found dead inside the home. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
St. Petersburg Police Chief Chuck Harmon holds up personal belongings of officers Jeffrey Yaslowitz and Thomas Baitinger during a news conference Monday, Jan. 24, 2011 in St. Petersburg, Fla. Baitinger and Yaslowitz were shot and killed while attempting to serve an arrest warrant earlier this morning. A deputy with the U.S. Marshal's office was also shot and injured. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
A firefighter walks among the rubble of a house Monday, Jan. 24, 2011, where two St. Petersburg, Fla., police officers were shot and killed while trying to serve an arrest warrant earlier in the day. A deputy with the U.S. Marshal's service was also wounded during the shootout. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
This undated photo released by the St. Petersburg Police Dept. photo shows K-9 officer Jeffrey Yaslowitz. Yaslowitz and Sgt. Thomas Baitinger were killed during a standoff while trying to serve an arrest warrant Monday, Jan. 24, 2011 in St. Petersburg, Fla. A third officer was injured. (AP Photo/St. Petersburg Police Dept.)
This undated photo released by the St. Petersburg Police Dept. shows Sgt. Thomas J. Baitinger. Baitinger and K-9 officer Jeffrey Yaslowitz were killed during a standoff while trying to serve an arrest warrant Monday, Jan. 24, 2011 in St. Petersburg, Fla. A third officer was injured. (AP Photo/St. Petersburg Police Dept)
St. Petersburg Police Chief Chuck Harmon, center, addresses the media with Pete W. Cajigal, Assistant Chief of the U.S. Marshal's service during a news conference Monday, Jan. 24, 2011 in St. Petersburg, Fla. St. Petersburg police Sgt. Thomas Baitinger and K-9 officer Jeffrey Yaslowitz were shot and killed while attempting to serve an arrest warrant earlier this morning. A deputy with the U.S. Marshal's office was also shot and injured. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
A bomb squad robot is returned to a van after the suspect in the shooting of three law enforcement officers was found dead Monday, Jan. 24, 2011 in south St. Petersburg, Fla. Police say a gunman suspected of killing two Florida police officers and wounding a U.S. marshal during a shootout has been found dead. St. Petersburg Police spokesman Michael Puetz says the suspect was found dead when officers went into the home Monday afternoon, about six hours after the shootout. Puetz said officers originally went to the home to arrest 39-year-old Hydra Lacy Jr. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Swat team members stack their gear after the suspect in the shooting of three law enforcement officers was found dead Monday, Jan. 24, 2011 in south St. Petersburg, Fla. Police say a gunman suspected of killing two Florida police officers and wounding a U.S. marshal during a shootout has been found dead. St. Petersburg Police spokesman Michael Puetz says the suspect was found dead when officers went into the home Monday afternoon, about six hours after the shootout. Puetz said officers originally went to the home to arrest 39-year-old Hydra Lacy Jr. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
This July 20, 2009 Pinellas County Jail booking photograph shows Hydra Lacy Jr. Lacy is said to be the gunman that shot and killed two St. Petersburg, Fla., police officers attempting to serve an arrest warrant early Monday, Jan. 24, 2011. He also shot and wounded a deputy with the U.S. Marshal's service. (AP Photo/Pinellas County Jail)