By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
A deputy U.S. marshal was shot and killed Friday evening while while trying to serve an arrest warrant in south Georgia.
Patrick Carothers, 53, entered a house near Ludowici to arrest Dontrell Montese Carter when the suspect opened fire and hit the officer twice, according to the U.S. Marshal Service.
Carothers, who left behind a wife and five children, was a deputy commander and 26-year veteran.
Officers fired back and struck Carter multiple times.
Both Carner and Carothers died at the hospital.
Carter, 25, was wanted for attempted murder of police officers and domestic violence.
“Our deputies and law enforcement partners face dangers every day in the pursuit of justice nationwide,” the U.S. Marshall Service wrote in a statement. “The fugitive who killed Deputy Commander Carothers was extremely dangerous, wanted for trying to kill law enforcement officers and deliberately evading authorities. Pat is a hero and our thoughts and prayers are with his wife and five children.”
