Deputy Killed in the Line of Duty

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Bad News to report from the Bluegrass State.

A Deputy with the Jessamine County Kentucky Sheriff's Dept. was killed in the line of duty today. He was shot and killed by a 76 YOA male subject armed with a .30 cal carbine. Two other law enforcement officers were also shot and wounded by the suspect. They were attempting to serve a misdemeanor warrant on the suspect. The suspect was shot and killed at the scene of the shooting by law enforcement. The Deputy left behind a family, a wife and infant. Thoughts and prayers go out to his family.

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From the ODMP memorial page:

Deputy Walls was shot and killed by an elderly, terminally-ill man. Deputy Walls and two other deputies were serving a warrant on the man for making a terroristic threat. As the three deputies entered the man's 150-square-foot houseboat the suspect opened fire with a semi-automatic .30 caliber M-1 carbine rifle. Deputy Walls was fatally wounded and two other deputies were seriously wounded. The deputies were able to return fire and kill the suspect. Over 20 rifles and handguns were found in the man's home.
Deputy Walls had been in law enforcement for seven years and had been with the 16-person agency for one year. He is survived by his wife and daughter.