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Suspect Arrested After Fatal Shooting of Mississippi Deputy

Suspect Franklin Fitzpatrick of Pontotoc was arrested, after apparently scuffling with a second deputy. He has been charged with capital murder.

December 3, 2010
Suspect Arrested After Fatal Shooting of Mississippi Deputy

Tippah County (Miss.) Sheriff's Deputy Dewayne Crenshaw. Photo via Kristin Tallent (Twitter).

Tippah County Sheriff's Deputy Dewayne Crenshaw was fatally shot early Friday, after responding to a domestic disturbance call in the rural northern Mississippi county.

Crenshaw was fatally shot upon arrival at County Road 500, shortly after 4 a.m. The 62-year-old officer had 12 years in law enforcement, including seven with his current agency, reports WTVA.

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Suspect Franklin Fitzpatrick of Pontotoc was arrested, after apparently scuffling with a second deputy. He has been charged with capital murder.

Read the full story at WTVA.com.