LEEDEY, Okla. (AP) — A final confrontation with law enforcement has ended a massive, weeklong manhunt for a suspect in a string of violent crimes. Authorities say Michael Dale Vance Jr., suspected of the killing of two relatives, the shooting and wounding of two police officers and multiple carjackings, died in a shootout last night that followed a police chase about 130 miles northwest of Oklahoma City.
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HAMMON, Okla. (AP) — A western Oklahoma county sheriff says the manhunt is over for Michael Dale Vance Jr., a suspect in a string of violent crimes.
Shane Booth, Ellis County Sheriff, posted on Facebook: “The manhunt is over,” without saying the fate of Vance.
Oklahoma Highway Patrol Capt. Paul Timmons told The Oklahoman newspaper that a deputy from Dewey County was shot about 10:15 p.m., but his injuries were not known.
Booth had posted earlier Sunday that authorities were searching for Vance after a report that he was spotted in western Oklahoma.
Vance was wanted on multiple charges, including two counts of first-degree murder. A massive manhunt for the 38-year-old Vance began Oct. 23 after, authorities say, he shot and wounded two police officers in a town 35 miles northeast of Oklahoma City.