Alabama triple-homicide suspect captured after manhunt
Police in Alabama have captured a man suspected of killing three people Sunday night near Danville after an extensive manhunt.
WBMA reported the Decatur Police Department said Carson Ray Peters, 58, was taken into custody. The specifics of his capture have not yet been released.
Peters is suspected of the triple homicide and of wounding a fourth person around 7 p.m.
Peters was considered armed and dangerous as police searched for him.
ARMED & DANGEROUS: Decatur Police are searching for these two people in connection to a triple homicide. Authorities believe they have left the Danville, Ala. area. @abc3340 pic.twitter.com/5RIZfa1Elu
— Katherine Page (@KPageTV) May 26, 2020
Police also said Peters may have been traveling with April Hanner.
Police said the duo may have been driving a black 2013 Chevrolet 1500 pickup truck, with the Alabama tag 52GL447.
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