June 09, 2008

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Suspect in Tenn. deputy's
fatal shooting dies

Suspect in Tenn. deputy's <br> fatal shooting dies MONTEAGLE, Tenn. — Kermit Bryson, suspected of killing a sheriff's deputy and wounding another officer, died after authorities say he shot himself at the end of a daylong manhunt, a hospital supervisor said.

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation director Mark Gwyn said agents found Bryson behind his girlfriend's house Thursday evening and negotiated with him for about 20 minutes before he shot himself in the head.

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