Multistate search for murder suspect ends with hostage situation and fatal stand

A man suspected of a killing in Ohio and multiple carjackings in Kentucky was killed by West Virginia police in a standoff outside a gas station where he was holding three hostages.
The multistate search for David Maynard, 54, ended late Saturday evening at a Speedway in a West Virginia town bordering the Ohio River. According to a West Virginia State Police release, that is where a sergeant stopped and recognized the man standing behind the counter as the suspect who had eluded troopers up to that point.
Maynard pointed his pistol at the sergeant, and a State Police Special Response Team responded with local law enforcement, according to the release. Police say a negotiator successfully got two hostages released before Maynard requested that a blanket be placed at the door for the third hostage.
According to the release, officers fired shots after Maynard “exited the door and engaged” members of the State Police Special Response Team. West Virginia State Police told The Associated Press that they could not release more information on Sunday.