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The Latest: Man charged in fatal shooting of Oklahoma deputy

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In this photo provided by the Noble County, Okla, Sheriff's Office, Nathan Aaron LeForce is pictured in an undated booking photo. Leforce, the suspect in the Tuesday, April 18, 2017 fatal shooting of Logan County Sheriff's Deputy David Wade, has been taken into custody. (Noble County Sheriff's Office via AP) (The Associated Press)

In this photo provided by the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office, Nathan Aaron LeForce is pictured after his arrest near Guthrie, Okla., Tuesday, April 18, 2017. LeForce is the suspect in the Tuesday, April 18, 2017 fatal shooting of Logan County Sheriff's Deputy David Wade. (Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office via AP) (The Associated Press)

The Latest on the fatal shooting of an Oklahoma sheriff's deputy (all times local):

2:40 p.m.

A man suspected of fatally shooting an Oklahoma deputy is now charged with first-degree murder.

Online court records show 45-year-old Nathan LeForce was charged Thursday in Logan County with murder, larceny of a vehicle and armed robbery.

Court records don't list an attorney for him, and he remains jailed.

LeForce is charged in Tuesday's shooting of Logan County deputy David Wade, who was serving an eviction notice at a home near Mulhall, about 50 miles north of Oklahoma City.

Authorities say LeForce took Wade's patrol vehicle and drove to a convenience store, where he stole a car that was found abandoned near Guthrie. LeForce was later found and arrested near Guthrie.

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said earlier Thursday that the gun used in the shooting has not been found.

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10 a.m.

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says the gun used in the fatal shooting of a deputy has not been found.

The OSBI said Thursday that a search team is looking for the gun used in Tuesday's shooting of Logan County deputy David Wade.

Wade was shot several times, including in the face, as he served an eviction notice near Mulhall, about 50 miles north of Oklahoma City.

Authorities later arrested 45-year-old Nathan LeForce near Guthrie in connection with the shooting. LeForce remains jailed but has not been formally charged.

The OSBI says the search team includes its agents, Logan County deputies, Payne County deputies, Cashion police, state troopers and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents.