The Nation : Fugitive Jackson Kills Self

Michael Wayne Jackson, a fugitive who eluded authorities for 11 days following a three-state spree of murder and abductions, was found dead in a barn in Wright City, Mo., Thursday night. Jackson died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, said Hal Helterhoff, head of the FBI office in St. Louis. Police in Wright City cornered Jackson in the barn earlier in the evening and lobbed eight tear gas canisters inside. Jackson shot at police, but officers did not return the gunfire, authorities said. The barn is less than a quarter of a mile from where Jackson was last seen on foot.