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| Felon Kills Deputy, Commits Suicide |
| By ajc.com |
| Published: 11/15/2010 |
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A convicted felon shot and killed the Greene County chief deputy Sunday morning before turning the gun on himself, Sheriff Chris Houston said. Greene County Sheriff's Office Greene County Chief Deputy Kevin Roberts was shot and killed on Sunday. Kevin Roberts, 48, answered the door of his Siloam home around 8:30 and was shot, Houston said. The suspect, identified as 37-year-old Sherman Ash Branch, then shot himself in the murder-suicide, Houston said. Investigators believe Branch may have targeted the deputy because of a sheriff's office investigation, Houston said. But Roberts was not involved in the investigation involving Branch, he said. "He was my best friend," Houston said Sunday afternoon of Roberts, a married father of two. Read More. |
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