David Maynard was on the run from police in Ohio and Kentucky when he was spotted at a West Virginia gas station and died in a shootout, police said.
A man wanted in connection with the murder of his stepfatherwas killed Saturday evening during a hostage standoff at a West Virginia gas station, according to authorities and a local report.
Maynard, who police say was holding three hostages at the gas station, pointed his pistol at the sergeant, police said. A State Police Special Response Team responded with local law enforcement and a negotiator, who police say successfully got two hostages released before Maynard requested that a blanket be placed at the door for the third hostage.
at a nearby hospital. Police reported that the third hostage was safely secured, and no officers were injured.
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