Pikeville PD Officer Down (U.S)
Channel: Q&A News
Date: 2018-03-16

On Tuesday the 13th of March 2018, Pikeville Police Department Officer Scotty Hamilton was shot & killed in the line of duty in Pikeville City, Pike County, Kentucky, United States of America.

PPD Officer Scotty Hamilton & Kentucky State Police Trooper Matt Martin were patrolling the Hurricane Creek area in Pike County on Tuesday night when they came across a suspicious vehicle. 

The officers spoke with the people inside the car & then assessed the area around a nearby residence for other possible subjects, according to police.

Hamilton & Martin were separated while canvassing the area. Shortly after, Martin heard gunshots & found Hamilton, who had been shot to death. 

The officer was pronounced dead at the scene by the Pike County Coroner's Office, police said.

Officer Scotty Hamilton, 35, was a 12-year veteran of the Pikeville Police Department, he leaves behind a wife & a 9-month-old daughter, according to Pikevilles 911 public safety director Paul Maynard.

Investigators later obtained an arrest warrant for John Russell Hall, 55, of Pikeville.

Kentucky State Police arrested Hall without incident around 11 a.m. ET in the Stoney Brook area in the Betsy Layne community of Floyd County, according to officials.

On Thursday evening, Hall was charged with murder & possession of a handgun by a convicted felon. 

He has been taken to the Pike County Detention Center, according to Kentucky State Police. He has not yet entered a plea.

Earlier, when Hall was still at large, police warned he should be considered "armed & dangerous."

Location: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Pikeville,+KY+41501,+USA

Source: https://www.facebook.com/KentuckyStatePolice/posts/10156481969105676
Source: http://abcnews.go.com/US/armed-dangerous-man-wanted-questioning-shooting-death-kentucky/story?id=53766294

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