Suspect in fatal shooting of Virginia sheriff’s deputy dies at hospital, prosecutor says

Published August 17, 2024 1:18 PM

MARION, Va. (AP) — A Virginia prosecutor says the man charged in the fatal shooting of a sheriff’s deputy and the wounding of another deputy earlier this month has died in a Tennessee hospital. Smyth County Commonwealth’s Attorney Phillip Blevins said that Timothy Wayne Goodman of North Carolina died early Friday. Goodman had been charged with aggravated murder in the Aug. 9 death of county Deputy Hunter Reedy along with counts of attempted murder. The other Smyth County deputy wounded was released a day after the shootings. Authorities say the shootings happened during a traffic stop. Reedy’s funeral was scheduled for Saturday.

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