Florida suspect accused of shooting deputy during traffic stop captured after 5-day manhunt

The alleged “cop killer” former Marine who fatally shot a Florida deputy during a traffic stop was apprehended by authorities Tuesday, concluding a 5-day manhunt that sent schools into lock down.

"I wish he would have given us an opportunity to shoot him. But he didn’t," Leeper said. "He crawled out like a coward. He’s in custody. And he’s going to pay for what he did."

Moyers, 29, died at 2:19 p.m. Sunday at UF Health Jacksonville. McDowell allegedly shot the deputy several times during a traffic stop in Callahan on Friday, and law enforcement quickly set up a perimeter of a five-mile area covering about 3,000 acres, Leeper said. Deputies had gone door to door checking on residents over the weekend, and several schools in the area were on modified lockdown Monday.