ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against a suspect charged with fatally shooting a police lieutenant in Orlando, according to the police chief.
State attorney Aramis Ayala, who's office made the decision, will hold a press conference Thursday to explain the decision not to seek the death penalty for Markeith Loyd.
Loyd faces two first-degree murder counts and other charges in the deaths of his ex-girlfriend and Lt. Debra Clayton. Loyd's ex-girlfriend, Sade Dixon, was fatally shot at her home in December.
Clayton was gunned down Jan. 9 outside a Wal-Mart while attempting to capture Loyd.
