Suspect in Fatal Shooting of State Trooper Finally Caught by Officers.

Manhunt Ends in Arrest of Suspect in Fatal Shooting of West Virginia State Police Sgt. Cory Maynard

A multi-hour manhunt on Friday resulted in the arrest of a suspect in the death of West Virginia State Police Sgt. Cory Maynard. Maynard was shot after responding to a “shots fired” call in what police have termed an ambush-type incident in the Beech Creek area.

Timothy Kennedy, 29, was arrested Friday at about 10 p.m. and arraigned Saturday on a charge of first-degree murder. Kennedy was arrested after driving into a state police command post set up after the incident.

Here is an updated photo of West Virginia State Police Sgt. Cory Maynard just sent to @WVVA by WVSP. Trooper Maynard was shot and killed in an ambush-style attack Friday after responding to a call for shots fired near Matewan in Mingo County, https://t.co/rymltV3dUT pic.twitter.com/SQpKK2Vmc0

— Melinda Zosh (@mzoshWVVA) June 3, 2023

More than 100 law enforcement officers participated in the search, which also included a West Virginia State Police helicopter.

Victim Honored for Lifesaving Award

Maynard earned a state police lifesaving award in 2015 after he gave first aid to a man who crashed his vehicle during a pursuit and also stabbed himself in the neck.

In a Facebook post reprinted by the Williamson Daily News, Alison Endicott Wilson, an office assistant at the West Virginia State Police’s Williamson office, wrote, “Simply put, he was a TROOPER.”

“He loved his family fiercely and I was honored to be a part of his family. He was an amazing investigator and fought for his victims. He took his cases personally. He was my close friend … my brother … my Sergeant. He loved his Troopers and always went out and took calls with them. My heart is shattered and broken. I’ll always carry Cory with me,” she wrote.

“This is hard for me, but in this instance I want to say it. He was a man that loved being a Trooper, who was in love with his family … just a great, great friend. He was stolen from us. West Virginia lost a great protector,” she said later.

Community Mourns Loss of Maynard

Logan County Magistrate Dwight Williamson said Maynard “was just always super nice, quick to respond to anything that came up, and he always showed up for court.”

Justin Marcum said Maynard “never met a stranger.”

“If it was a homeless person, if it was an attorney if it was whomever, a school teacher, he also took time to say hi to people,” Marcum said. “His presence in the community as a law enforcement officer and just as a man, it’s going to be dearly missed.”

The loss of Sgt. Maynard is a tragedy for his family, friends, and community. Our thoughts and prayers are with them during this difficult time.

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