At Rest

Deadly force
Smith County Sheriff deputies encountered Misty Pauline Sparks barricaded in a Master Bathroom closet with her terminally ill juvenile son. Sparks was armed and refused orders to drop her weapon. One deputy shot Sparks in the arm allowing her terminally ill juvenile son to escape the closet. Sparks then fatally shot herself in the head.
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