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Everything we know about the Carroll County deputy shooting and manhunt for Michael Puckett
Authorities say the suspect is armed and dangerous as a multi-agency search continues and a $60,000 reward is offered for his arrest.
- On Friday night, Carroll County Deputy Logan Utt was fatally shot during a welfare check at a home on Fancy Gap Highway; a second deputy was struck in his ballistic vest and remains in stable condition.
- Authorities identified the suspect as Michael Puckett, 55, a man with a lengthy criminal history involving weapons and explosives who opened fire on deputies after they arrived at the residence.
- A wildlife game camera captured Puckett on Greenhill Road in Surry County, North Carolina, just before 7 a.m. Sunday, prompting an intensive search by the FBI, ATF, U.S. Marshals Service and local agencies.
- Federal and state agencies are offering $60,000 total for information leading to Puckett's arrest, with the FBI providing up to $50,000 and the U.S. Marshals Service contributing $10,000 toward his capture.
- Described as an "explosive expert" with "violent tendencies," Puckett should be considered armed and extremely dangerous, authorities warn, as law enforcement continues tracking the fugitive across the Virginia-North Carolina border region.
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The Independent (US)Fugitive suspect in Virginia cop murder seen on wildlife camera in North Carolina
Authorities say Michael Timothy Puckett is armed and dangerous
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