A suspect is in custody following the shooting death of West Virginia State Police Officer Cory Maynard on Friday night.
FOX News reported Maynard was shot while responding to a call of shots fired in a home in Mingo County. When Maynard arrived, 29-year-old Timothy Kennedy opened fire.
Maynard was shot and the New York Post noted Maynard was initially taken to a hospital, before he succumbed to his wounds.
Kennedy fled the scene but was caught later in the night driving a stolen car at a law enforcement checkpoint.
.@BobAaronWCHS reports: A deadly shooting was followed by a widespread manhunt as multiple law enforcement agencies set up roadblocks and searched area houses and outbuildingshttps://t.co/8g6qAkZ6rP
— Eyewitness News (@wchs8fox11) June 4, 2023
Chad Daniels spoke to FOX 11 about the incident, saying, “The one that did the shooting was actually my cousin, I didn’t ever think he’d shoot anybody.”
Kennedy faces murder charges in Maynard’s death but is expected to face more charges for allegedly shooting and wounding another individual prior to shooting Maynard.
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