Trooper Is Gunned Down Over Unpaid Traffic Ticket
From Associated Press
TERRA ALTA, W. Va. — A state trooper serving an arrest warrant for an unpaid traffic ticket was shot to death Saturday by the violator, who was then killed, officials said.
Ercil Layton, 62, fired at Trooper J. T. Brammer and his partner after they entered his house to serve the warrant for three missed appearances in traffic court, police said.
Brammer, 42, was killed and his partner, R. J. Hicks, 35, was wounded in the arm, officials said. It was not immediately clear whether the troopers returned fire or whether Layton shot himself.
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