ididnotnothat
04-03-2013, 04:04 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/03/justice/west-virginia-sheriff-killed/
(CNN) -- Authorities say they've arrested a suspect who they believe fatally shot a West Virginia sheriff on Wednesday.
The suspect's arrest comes after Mingo County Sheriff Walter E. "Eugene" Crum, who also was a county magistrate, was killed in a marked vehicle while he was eating lunch, said Lt. Randy Hatfield with the Mingo County Sheriff's Office.
"It's devastating," Hatfield said. "It's a big blow to the community."
The suspect, who authorities have not identified, has been hospitalized, Hatfield said.
When asked whether officials thought there was any connection to the recent killings of a Colorado prison official or the slayings of two Texas prosecutors, Hatfield said, "I hope not," but declined to elaborate further.
The Williamson Daily News reported that Crum was in his vehicle in downtown Williamson when a man drove into the parking lot, approached Crum's sport-utility vehicle and shot him point-blank.
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin issued a statement, saying in part, "Our thoughts and prayers are with the Crum family."
(CNN) -- Authorities say they've arrested a suspect who they believe fatally shot a West Virginia sheriff on Wednesday.
The suspect's arrest comes after Mingo County Sheriff Walter E. "Eugene" Crum, who also was a county magistrate, was killed in a marked vehicle while he was eating lunch, said Lt. Randy Hatfield with the Mingo County Sheriff's Office.
"It's devastating," Hatfield said. "It's a big blow to the community."
The suspect, who authorities have not identified, has been hospitalized, Hatfield said.
When asked whether officials thought there was any connection to the recent killings of a Colorado prison official or the slayings of two Texas prosecutors, Hatfield said, "I hope not," but declined to elaborate further.
The Williamson Daily News reported that Crum was in his vehicle in downtown Williamson when a man drove into the parking lot, approached Crum's sport-utility vehicle and shot him point-blank.
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin issued a statement, saying in part, "Our thoughts and prayers are with the Crum family."