Police search for potentially armed suspects after shots fired at Sanford officer @WMTW

Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Police are searching parts of Springvale early Tuesday morning for people who may be armed after someone fired a gun at a Sanford police officer during an attempted traffic stop.

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