January 24, 2012 Man walks into KY police station after killing town mayor www.privateofficer.com
HICKMAN, KY Jan 24 2012 (AP) – The police chief of a western Kentucky city says the mayor has been fatally shot and a man has turned himself in to police.
Hickman Police Chief Tony Grogan said in a statement that 30-year-old Tommy Lattus walked into the police station early Monday morning and told officers he killed Mayor Charles Murphy. Grogan said a witness came in a short time later and reported hearing shots at Murphy’s home. An officer found Murphy unresponsive around 1 a.m. CST.
Lattus has been charged with murder and was being held at the Fulton County Detention Facility, where records do not indicate whether he has an attorney.
Murphy was in his second term as mayor and had served earlier terms on the city board.
Tags: Mayor Charles Murphy, Tommy Lattus
- Leave a comment
- Posted under police, VIOLENT CRIMES
