Inmate caught after officer killed
From Times Wire Reports
A prison inmate out for a medical appointment wrested a gun from a corrections officer and killed him, then led police on a high-speed chase in a stolen sport utility vehicle before his capture at a fast-food restaurant, authorities said.
Curtis Allgier fired a shot in the Arby’s that hit no one before a customer grabbed the gun, Salt Lake City police said. Allgier, 27, was captured in an office.
Corrections officer Stephen Anderson, 60, a 22-year-veteran, was shot in the head, authorities said.
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