Who was Cory Maynard? Wiki, Biography, Age, Family, Cause of Death

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A suspect was later detained, according to authorities, after a state police officer in southern West Virginia was fatally shot on Friday. Gov. Jim Justice announced in a statement that Sergeant Cory Maynard was killed in the incident and that he was "absolutely heartbroken." He and First Lady Cathy Justice offered Maynard's family their sympathy.

Justice added, "The courageous law enforcement personnel and other first responders who risk their lives on a daily basis to keep us safe are an inspiration to all of us. According to a statement from the police, when officers arrived at the scene of a shooting report in the Mingo County neighbourhood of Beech Creek, they encountered gunfire. First, a Logan hospital received Maynard.

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Following a thorough search, the suspect, Timothy Kennedy, 29, of Beech Creek, was apprehended, state police subsequently announced in a brief statement. There were no more reported injuries, and more information about the shooting was not immediately made public.

The Mingo Central High School graduation celebration was postponed on Friday night, according to news sources, and local people were told to remain at home while the search was underway. The incident happened in the same county where Sheriff Eugene Crum was fatally shot in April 2013 at a Williamson parking lot where he frequently stopped for lunch.

A suspect was later declared incapable to face trial and was given the go-ahead to be permanently committed to a state mental health hospital. The fabled blood feud between the McCoy family of Kentucky and the Hatfield family of West Virginia took place in Mingo and the neighbouring county of McDowell.

In the early 20th century, during the coal mine warfare, Mingo County earned the moniker "Bloody Mingo." Ten individuals lost their lives in the "Matewan Massacre," a gunfight that took place in 1920 between miners commanded by the local police chief and a gang of private security guards hired to evict miners for organising a union.