Suspected Orlando Cop Killer Was Wearing Body Armor

Fugitive murder suspect Markeith Loyd is believed to have been wearing a bulletproof –resistant vest as he stood over a Florida officer and shot her to death, police said Thursday.

Orlando police Master Sgt. Debra Clayton returned fire and may have struck Loyd on Monday, Police Chief John Mina said at a news briefing. A reward for information leading to his capture has been raised to $100,000 as local, state and federal agents hunt him down, NBC News reports.

Clayton was shot when she confronted Loyd in front of a Walmart store Monday morning. Clayton was believed to have been wearing "body armor" — specifically, a bulletproof vest under his T-shirt — and he continued shooting as Clayton lay "defenseless" on the ground, Mina said Thursday.