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John Joseph Metzger
United States · Aged 52 · Died 05/03/2002
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Macoupin County Detective Ron Maedge shot John J. Metzger three times in a field just north of Bunker Hill. At about 9 a.m., a deputy tried to stop a 1993 Ford Ranger on Route 16 near Carlinville. Police were looking for the two men inside after one had allegedly threatened someone with a knife the night before. The driver fled south on IL-159 and police from Bunker Hill and Shipman joined the chase, which ended after the car hit a Bunker Hill patrol car. The driver surrendered, but Metzger ran into a nearby cornfield with a knife. Metzger allegedly lunged at Maedge, who then shot him.
Alleged responsible partyMacoupin County Sheriff's OfficeReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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