Suspect in Opp Police Shootout Shot, Killed, Investigators Say

Manhunt underway for ‘armed and dangerous’ man who pulled gun on police, ALEA says

The incident happened Friday morning when the Opp Police Department responded to a call involving a person with a gun near the intersection of Pond Drive and Barnes Street located within Opp’s city limits in Covington County.

Suspect in Opp police shootout shot, killed, investigators say

DOTHAN, Ala (WDHN)-- A man accused of shooting at Opp police officers Friday morning is dead. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency says Opp Police and ALEA special agents shot and killed 51-year-old Amos Matthews after a multi-hour manhunt. According to ALEA, Matthews, who had a gun, was found at 12:30 p.m. on the front porch [...]

ACTION 8 UPDATE: Man killed in officer-involved shooting in Opp

ACTION 8 UPDATE: A man who was the subject of a manhunt in Opp has been killed in an officer-involved shooting. Local and state law enforcement officers had been on a manhunt for 51-year-old Amos Matthews of Opp. The Covington County Sheriff’s Office said he had fired at police officers in the Opp area. Sheriff Blake Turman says Matthews had felony warrants and had been seen near the area of Barnes Street and Pond Drive in Opp. ALEA says Matthew…