A state police officer was fatally shot Friday in southern West Virginia, and a suspect was later arrested, authorities mentioned.
Sgt. Cory Maynard was killed within the capturing, Gov. Jim Justice mentioned in an announcement, including that he was “completely heartbroken.” He and first girl Cathy Justice prolonged their sympathies to Maynard’s household.
“The courageous women and men of legislation enforcement, and all first responders who put their lives on the road daily to maintain us secure, are an inspiration to us all,” Justice mentioned.
Officers responded to a grievance of a capturing within the Beech Creek space of Mingo County and had been met with gunfire upon arrival, police mentioned in an announcement. Maynard initially was taken to a hospital in Logan.
The suspect, Timothy Kennedy, 29, of Beech Creek, was taken into custody Friday evening following an in depth search, state police mentioned later in a short assertion.
The Mingo County Faculty District introduced on Fb {that a} highschool commencement ceremony scheduled for Friday evening was postponed for security causes due to the manhunt for the suspect. Through the search, residents within the Seaside Creek group had been advised to shelter-in-place, the college district mentioned.
The district later mentioned that the commencement had been rescheduled for Saturday “out of respect” for the fallen officer. Â
No different accidents had been reported, and additional particulars on the capturing weren’t instantly made public. Justice ordered all flags statewide be flown at half-staff in honor of Maynard.Â
The capturing occurred in the identical county the place Sheriff Eugene Crum was shot to loss of life in April 2013 in a spot in Williamson the place he often parked his automotive for lunch. A suspect later was discovered incompetent to face trial and was ordered to be dedicated to a state psychological well being facility for all times.
Mingo and neighboring McDowell County are residence to the legendary blood feud between the Hatfield household of West Virginia and the McCoy household of Kentucky.
Mingo County was dubbed “Bloody Mingo” in the course of the early twentieth century coal mine wars. Ten individuals had been killed in a 1920 gunbattle often known as the “Matewan Bloodbath,” between miners led by an area police chief and a bunch of personal safety guards who had been employed to evict the miners for becoming a member of a union.
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