The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an officer-involved shooting that left a fugitive dead Wednesday morning, according to a news release.
Around 12:40 a.m., investigators with the Sheriff’s Office responded to the 7000 block of Shallowford Road at the request of Hamilton County District Attorney Coty Wamp “to investigate an officer-involved shooting involving personnel with the U.S. Marshals Service,” the release stated.
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According to a news release from the Walker County Sheriff’s Office, 49-year-old John R. Wells Jr. died in an exchange of gunfire with U.S. Marshals at a hotel on Shallowford Road early Wednesday.
Wells was wanted by the Walker County Sheriff’s Office on charges of aggravated assault, terroristic threats and violation of probation in connection with an Oct. 27 shooting of his wife.
The investigation is ongoing.
— Compiled by Kiara Green