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Suspect, 18, accused in murder of Georgia police officer is shot, killed by cops
[FOX] An 18-year-old man wanted in the murder of a Georgia cop was shot and killed by police Monday after they encountered him holding a lawnmower blade in a shed, police said, ending a massive manhunt two days after the 30-year-old officer was murdered.Authorities located Tafahree Maynard on Monday morning after officers began investigating a tip the suspect was spotted in the Snellville area within the last 12 hours. Officers encountered Maynard in a shed and he "failed to comply" with verbal commands, Police Chief Butch Ayers said in a news conference on Monday. An officer reportedly deployed a Taser and found Maynard was holding a lawnmower blade behind his back, leading to a second cop firing his gun. Maynard was pronounced dead at the scene. Posted by: Besoeker 2018-10-22 |
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