MATTHEW SCOTT BAXTER
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Officer Rank: Police Officer
Memorial Panel: 31-E: 30
Department: Kissimmee, Florida, P.D.
End of Watch: August 18, 2017
Cause: SHOT
Age: 27
Years of Service: 3
Description: Police Officer Baxter and Sergeant Richard Howard were shot and killed while responding to reports of suspicious people in the area. The officers were speaking to the men when a scuffle ensued and both officers were shot. Both officers were transported to the hospital where Officer Baxter was pronounced dead. Sergeant Howard succumbed to his injuries the following afternoon. The suspect was taken into custody.
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