Two Police Officers Shot to Death; Suspect Surrenders
Two police officers responding to a call from a man asking to speak to the FBI were shot to death in an apparent ambush. A suspect was in custody.
Sgt. Larry Wayne Russell and Officer Tony Mims were shot with an assault rifle when they arrived at the man’s home, said Wayne Harper, police chief of Athens, a northern Alabama town of about 19,000.
“Such a loss,” Harper said. “Such a senseless thing. Such a terrible thing.”
Farron Barksdale, 28, surrendered without incident to officers who arrived minutes after the shooting. He was jailed and charged with two counts of capital murder. He told police he had been drinking and was depressed.
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