Two officers killed, one U.S. marshal wounded in St. Petersburg, Florida shooting

ST. PETERSBURG - Two St. Petersburg police officers were shot to death and a U.S. marshal was injured early Monday in gunfire that broke out as police tried to serve a domestic battery warrant at a St. Petersburg home.

The officers were shot Monday morning after approaching a home at 3734 28th Ave. S, in the Perry Bayview area, where suspect Hydra Lacy Jr., a known sex offender was being served a U.S. Marshal's warrant through a fugitive task force.

"We've been looking for him for awhile," said Pete Cajigal, Assistant Chief to the U.S. Marshal's office for the Middle District of Florida.

In 1992, he was sentenced in Pinellas County to 15 years for sexual battery with a weapon or force and five years for false imprisonment and aggravated child abuse of a victim younger than 13, according to state criminal records. He was released from state prison on March 4, 2001.

He first served time in prison from 1989 to 1991 on a five-year sentence for charges of battery on a law enforcement officer.

Hydra Lacy Jr. is the brother of Jeff Lacy, former International Boxing Federation super middleweight champion. He is the oldest of nine children.

A marshal who also responded to the scene was also shot and is expected to survive.

At least six Florida police officers have now been killed by gunmen since June - two in Tampa, two in Miami last week, and now two in St. Petersburg.

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