URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: In yet another disturbing attack against the law-enforcement community, the sheriff of West Virginia’s Mingo County has been shot and killed near the Mingo County Courthouse, multiple media outlets are reporting.
A suspect is in custody in the shooting death of newly elected Sheriff Eugene Crum, the Charleston Daily Mail is reporting.
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From the Officer Down Memorial Page (italics added):
The suspect fled the scene and crashed during the pursuit near Hell Creek. He was shot during an exchange of gunfire with a Mingo County deputy and was apprehended.
Sheriff Crum has served as sheriff of Mingo County since January. He had previously served as a magistrate . . . and with the Delbarton Police Department. He is survived by his children and grandchildren.