DAVIE, Fla. — Police say the man arrested in the killing of a federal agent outside a Florida post office is in a hospital for personal medical reasons.
Police Sgt. Bryan Davis said Thursday that 65-year-old James Patrick Wonder was hospitalized after being questioned by police. Authorities say he was at a dialysis center when he was caught.
Wonder is charged with first-degree murder. He's accused of fatally shooting 52-year-old customs agent Donald Pettit Tuesday morning in Pembroke Pines after some sort of argument. The agent's 12-year-old daughter witnessed the shooting.
Police say her detailed description of the shooter and an anonymous tip led to the arrest.
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