Ga. murder suspect apprehended in Aiken after standoff on I-20

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) – A murder suspect wanted in Georgia was apprehended in Aiken County after a standoff with deputies on Friday morning, according to authorities.

The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to I-20 eastbound near mile marker 32 at 3:55 a.m. to assist the Georgia State Patrol in locating an armed and dangerous suspect wanted for murder, out of the Newton County Sheriff’s Office jurisdiction.

Aiken County deputies says after a standoff, deputies, South Carolina state troopers and Aiken County EMS provided medical aid to the suspect for a self-inflicted gunshot wound…

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