Trooper killed in line of duty; suspect arrested

Metro Atlanta

Trooper killed in line of duty; suspect arrested

Trooper killed in line of duty; suspect arrested

Trooper First Class Chadwick LeCroy, 38, of Marietta, was shot and killed in the line of duty Monday. Atlanta and Cobb County police arrested Gregory Favors, of Atlanta, for murder and aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer almost 16 hours after LeCroy was slain.

Atlanta police look over the scene the day after Trooper First Class Chadwick LeCroy was shot and killed in the line of duty following a chase that ended at St. Paul Avenue & Hightower Road in northwest Atlanta on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010.

Police investigate the scene at a toppled mailbox the day after Trooper First Class Chadwick LeCroy was shot and killed in the line of duty following a chase that ended at St. Paul Avenue & Hightower Road in northwest Atlanta on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010.

Police investigate the scene where car parts are scattered around a toppled mailbox the day after Trooper First Class Chadwick LeCroy was shot and killed in the line of duty following a chase.

Capitol Police Sgt. Anthony Hughes raises the flags to half-staff Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010 at the Department of Public Safety Headquarters at 959 E. Confederate Avenue in Atlanta after the death of Trooper Chadwick LeCroy, 38, of Marietta who was slain by a suspect he had tried to pull over Monday night.

After the death of Chadwick LeCroy, the flag is raised at half-staff on Tuesday morning by Sgt. Anthony Hughes at the Department of Public Safety Headquarters in Atlanta.

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Trooper First Class Chadwick LeCroy, 38, of Marietta, was shot and killed in the line of duty Monday. Atlanta and Cobb County police arrested Gregory Favors, of Atlanta, for murder and aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer almost 16 hours after LeCroy was slain.

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