CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — A multiple-murder suspect in Tennessee has been taken into custody following a seven-day manhunt, reports CBS affiliate WTVF. Investigators said earlier Friday they were closing in on Kirby Wallace using helicopters and dogs after he was spotted for the third time in Stewart County.
WTVF reports he surrendered peacefully.
Wallace is wanted on multiple charges after being accused of attacking a couple and setting their house on fire, killing the wife and seriously injuring the husband. He’s also accused of fatally shooting a man Monday and stealing his truck.
Authorities had been scouring the woods, which have caves and other hiding places. Area schools had been placed on “soft lockdown” and have cancelled school bus routes to avoid having children exposed.
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