JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — UPDATE, 3/18/19, 4 p.m.: The New York Police Department has now confirmed to Action News Jax that Officer Vincent Ling is actually alive.
Lester Pearson, 43, a man living in Jacksonville, was arrested Friday in the shooting of Officer Ling.
The New York Police Department Commissioner praises the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office and federal Marshals after arresting a man accused of killing a New York Police Officer in 1999.
Action News Jax is working to get updates on Pearson's case.
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Action News Jax reporter Ryan Nelson has new details about what may have led up to the shooting live on FOX30 at 10.
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