Law enforcement officials work at a command center set up at North Sumner Elementary School Saturday, April 27, 2019, in Bethpage, Tenn. Authorities in rural Tennessee captured a suspect Saturday during a manhunt that was prompted by the discovery of several bodies in two homes. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
WESTMORELAND, Tenn. – The Latest on five bodies found in rural homes in Tennessee (all times local):
10:55 p.m.
Authorities say the suspect wanted in connection with five rural Tennessee slayings produced multiple weapons, prompting an officer to shoot him.
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokesman Josh DeVine says 25-year-old Michael Cummins was transported to a local hospital Saturday night.
Investigators had been searching for Cummins after discovering five bodies in two homes in Sumner County.
DeVine says TBI's airplane helped find Cummins on the ground in a creek bed about a mile (1.6 kilometers) from one of the crime scenes. The responding officers were not hurt.
DeVine says TBI will investigate the homicides and the officer-involved shooting.
Four of the bodies were found in one home, while the fifth victim was found in another home. The TBI believes the two scenes are related.
Authorities have not released any details about the victims.
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10:30 p.m.
Authorities say a suspect is in custody in the investigation into five bodies found in two rural Tennessee homes.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation tweeted Saturday night that 25-year-old Michael Cummins was in custody. A number of law enforcement agencies were searching for Cummins, saying he could be armed and dangerous.
Four of the bodies were found in one home, while the fifth victim was found in another home. The TBI believes the two scenes are related.
Authorities have not released any details about the victims.
Sumner County is northeast of Nashville and borders Kentucky. The scenes are near the town of Westmoreland.
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9:20 p.m.
Authorities say they have found five bodies in two rural Tennessee homes and are searching for a possibly armed suspect.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation tweeted Saturday night that investigators are looking for Michael Cummins in connection with the slayings in Sumner County.
Four of the bodies were found in one home, while the fifth victim was found in another home. The TBI believes the two scenes are related.
Investigators say Cummins may be in the woods nearby. Authorities have not released any details about the victims.
Sumner County is northeast of Nashville and borders Kentucky. The scenes are near the town of Westmoreland.
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