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Charles Douglas Whitley

United States · Aged 40 · Died 04/17/2018
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Deputies were dispatched regarding a suspicious other on Lawsons Bottom Road at 7:19 a.m. The driver fled when a sheriff's deputy tried to make a traffic stop, and state police and the Burkesville police joined in the pursuit. The driver was shot and killed after allegedly hitting a deputy's car. The passenger was arrested.

Alleged responsible partyCumberland County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky State Police, Burkesville Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.

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