A West Virginia Point out Law enforcement trooper was killed in the line of duty and a suspect was in custody late Friday in relationship to the officer’s slaying, condition authorities explained.
Sgt. Cory Maynard was fatally shot in Mingo County Friday afternoon, said Will Thompson, U.S. lawyer for West Virginia’s southern district. The county is about 50 miles southwest of Charleston, the condition capitol, and rests together the Virginia border.
In accordance to information and facts posted by Mingo County Crisis Management, an armed suspect was remaining pursued just right before 5 p.m. in the county’s Beech Creek place and individuals were currently being asked to shelter in put.
Point out law enforcement posted on Fb the manhunt stemmed “from a shooting where by a uniformed member of the West Virginia Point out Police was shot.”
Police stated troopers had been achieved with gunfire when responding to a report of a shooting and Maynard was transported to a medical center and pronounced lifeless.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives office in Louisville, Kentucky, which leads a discipline division masking portions of West Virginia, tweeted at least one particular other individual was wounded in the incident.
Additional facts about the capturing have been not immediately released, like the id of the other man or woman wounded.
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Suspect arrested pursuing look for
Timothy Kennedy, 29, of Beech Creek, was arrested about 10:50 p.m. Friday in link to the capturing adhering to an in depth search, condition police explained on Facebook.
Neither troopers nor the ATF could promptly be achieved by United states Today Saturday morning.
They ended up shot or lifeless.They named 911 for support. Law enforcement arrived.
‘Absolutely heartbroken’
In a assertion unveiled on Twitter, Governor Jim Justice, said he was “completely heartbroken.” He and first lady Cathy Justice prolonged their sympathies to Maynard’s relatives.
“The courageous gentlemen and girls of law enforcement, and all very first responders who set their life on the line each working day to retain us risk-free, are an inspiration to us all,” Justice wrote.
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